A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on the Living History of Survivors From Charcoal-burning Suicide

A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on the Living History of Survivors From Charcoal-burning Suicide

The current study aims to explore the risk factors, protective factors, resilient factors, and factors jeopardizing the recovery progress on survivors from charcoal-burning suicide. To this end, an in-depth individual interview and Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE) will be used to acquire the first-hand information on the attempters. As well, a more comprehensive neuropsychological test, WAIS III, will be administered at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month after the index suicide attempt.

Inclusion Criteria:

• above 20 years old, survivors from charcoal-burning suicide.

Exclusion Criteria:

• under 20 years old
• survivors from other kind of suicide
• prisoner
• suffer from a serious illness
• foreigner/ can't speak Chinese
• the people who can't express themselves
• can not be interviewed in FEMH
• people with severe physical or psychological symptoms