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To examine the demographic and medical similarities and differences between coroner-determined open and suicide verdicts and evaluate their implications for suicide research.

May 1, 2001The British Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Open verdict v. suicide – importance to research

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KLKeith R. LinsleyTees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust KSKurt SchapiraBrooke Army Medical Center TKThomas P. KellyWexford General Hospital

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Retrospective comparative study reveals substantial similarities between open verdicts and suicides in coroner records, indicating open verdicts should be included in mortality research.

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To examine the demographic and medical similarities and differences between coroner-determined open and suicide verdicts and evaluate their implications for suicide research.
Retrospective comparative analysis of all open and suicide verdicts recorded in the Newcastle Coroner's Court from 1985 to 1994.
Comparison across demographic and medical parameters evaluated using logistic regression.
Open verdicts and suicide verdicts exhibited widespread similarities across demographic and medical parameters.
Logistic regression identified presence of a suicide note, method used, and age as the primary significant variables distinguishing the two verdict types.

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Linsley et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0eea27a14f152feafa03e6 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.178.5.465

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Retrospective comparative study reveals substantial similarities between open verdicts and suicides in coroner records, indicating open verdicts should be included in mortality research.

Open verdict v. suicide – importance to research

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Open verdict v. suicide – importance to research

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