The “Social-Mobile Autopsy”: The Evolution of Psychological Autopsy with New Technologies in Forensic Investigations on Suicide

Suicide prevention is a great clinical challenge [1,2]. Approximately 1,000,000 people per year die by suicide and this number is likely to rise to 1,500,000 within 2020 [3]. Besides, suicide represents the fifteenth cause of death worldwide and the second one among adolescents [1,3], and it should be considered a primary health problem. However, the study of this phenomenon is generally underestimated, considering its proportions worldwide. WHO has estimated that, only in 2012, more than 800,000 people have died by suicide and every 40 seconds a person commits suicide or attempts suicide [1].
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