Contribution of Psychological Autopsy to the Understanding of Suicidal Behaviors in French Overseas Territories
AUTOPSOM
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observational
150
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The mains objectives of our project are to coordinate the monitoring of suicides and to identify common or specific suicide risk factors in four overseas DROM-COM (French Polynesia, La Reunion, French Guiana and Martinique) by comparing to a site in mainland France (Amiens). A mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative) will be used, based on semi-directed interviews of the psychological autopsy type.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 7, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 17, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 25, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2025
CompletedSeptember 26, 2024
September 1, 2024
1 year
March 7, 2023
September 24, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Existence of risk factors and mental disorders evaluated by Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic (SCID)
Number and percentage of mental disorders presented by the deceased and identified on the basis of data collected during DSM 5 diagnostic interviews.
1 month
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Assessment and comparison of risk factors and mental disorders
1 month
Existence or not of violence in childhood or during life among suicide cases
1 month
Score of adversity by the Life Trajectory Questionnaire
6 month
Existence of language, social and anthropological elements associated with suicide risk factors
6 month
Study Arms (1)
person close to the deceased
Relatives will be invited to participate in two semi-structured research interviews in the form of a storytelling interview with an interviewer. All interviews will be conducted after obtaining the participants' non-objection. The interviews will be recorded and, once transcribed, will be analysed.
Interventions
The interviewers will collect data from relatives using questionnaires and evaluation grids based on an identification form, a Life Trajectory questionnaire, an anthropological evaluation grid, a retrospective psychiatric diagnosis questionnaire (SCID), a socio-demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on suicide risks and a questionnaire on emotional state.
Eligibility Criteria
The study population corresponds to the relatives of a person who died by suicide. The deceased had been living for at least two years in one of the five study territories and information on cause of death information was obtained from potential sources on suicide victims.
You may qualify if:
- Persons close of the deceased
- Persons who knew about his/her childhood
- Age 18 or over
- Interviewed for the study between 2 and 11 months after the suicide
You may not qualify if:
- People with neuropsychiatric disorders that may affect the quality of the information collected, cognitive (memory and expression) and judgmental functions
- People who refuses to participate
- Persons referred to articles L.1121-6, L.1121-7, L. 1121-8 L.1121-1-2 of the French Public Health Code.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University Hospital Center of Martiniquelead
- Department for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics, French Health and Social Affairs Ministry, Francecollaborator
- French National Institute for Health and Medical Research, MOODS Unitcollaborator
- Clinical research and Innovation Office, Martiniquecollaborator
- SOS KRIZ, Martiniquecollaborator
- Amiens University Hospital, Francecollaborator
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center, French Guianacollaborator
- Cayenne Hospital Center, French Guianacollaborator
- University Hospital, La Réunioncollaborator
- Tahiti Hospital Center, French Polynesiacollaborator
- Regional Health Agency, Martiniquecollaborator
- Regional Health Agency, French Guianacollaborator
- Regional Health Agency, La Sommecollaborator
- Regional Health Agency, La Réunioncollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique - Hôpital Pierre ZOBDA QUITMAN
Fort-de-France, France, 97261, Martinique
Related Publications (1)
Amiot M, Amadeo S, Merle S, Guidere M, Jehel L, Seguin M, Spodenkiewicz M. Identifying suicidal risk factors in the French Overseas Territories with multimethod psychological autopsy (AUTOPSOM): a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 16;14(7):e079405. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079405.
PMID: 39013644DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
STEPHANE AMADEO, Pr
University hospital, Martinique
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 7, 2023
First Posted
March 17, 2023
Study Start
January 25, 2024
Primary Completion
February 1, 2025
Study Completion
April 1, 2025
Last Updated
September 26, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-09