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Review of “Hidden Suicides and Fatal Overdoses: A Forward Path”
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fficial suicide statistics are widely interpreted as objective measures of self-inflicted mortality, yet determining that a death is a case of suicide is often difficult. The intent of the decedent is the prevailing factor, but corroborative evidence for intent may be absent or deficient. This difficulty, coupled with societal influences including widespread stigmatization of these deaths, narrow forensic definitions, and an overstressed and under-resourced medicolegal death investigation system, creates a persistent risk of suicide undercounting. In this book intended as a “cautionary tale” (223), Rockett argues that researchers, policymakers, and preventionists must rethink how suicide is defined, measured, and studied to respond to this public health crisis.
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