The Applicability of Psychological Autopsy for Suicide Research in China
- VernacularTitle:心理解剖在中国自杀研究中应用的可行性
- Author:
Li ZHOU
;
Chao JIANG
;
Jie ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
suicide;
psychological autopsy;
case-control study;
reliability;
validity;
China
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
0.6). And there was high internal consistency in major instruments. The validity was examined by comparing the responses of informants and responses (good standards) of the target person in normal control group. There was also a high validity(r=0.21~0.61).Conclusion: The information reconstructed from the informants has good reliability and validity. It is possible to study suicide with psychological autopsy in China.
