Suicide in People Aged 45-60: A Case-control Psychological Autopsy Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

97 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-28

Study Completion Date

2019-12-09

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn about the possible causes of the negative trend in suicide rates in both males and females aged 45-60 in Flanders, Belgium. This will be carried out using a psychological autopsy study.

Detailed Description

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A case-control psychological autopsy study will be carried out to identify what risk factors are related to suicide in people aged 45-60. People close to the person who died by suicide (next of kin or close friends) will be interviewed. To increase the validity of our findings, a control group will also be interviewed. The control group will be someone who is very close to someone with mental health problems.

Conditions

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Suicide

Keywords

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psychological autopsy prevention

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Informants of suicide victims

Partners, children, parents, siblings, other relatives, peers or other informants of adults (aged 45-60 years) who received a definitive verdict of suicide in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium (Flanders). The suicide should have taken place more than 3 months ago and less than 5 years ago.

No interventions assigned to this group

Control group

Informants i.e., partners, children, parents, siblings, other relatives, peers or other informants of adults (aged 45-60 years) who have mental health problems.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* close to suicide victim or person who has mental health problems
* suicide victim or person with mental health problems was/is 45-60 years old
* the suicide happened more than 3 months and less than 5 years ago

Exclusion Criteria

* not Dutch-speaking

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kees van Heeringen, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

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Unit for Suicide Research, Ghent University

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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B670201836751

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id