Table 3.
Supplementary measures/tools used in psychological autopsy studies
| Domain of assessment | Measures/tools | Number of psychological autopsy studies that have used the measure |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of mental disorders | For adults - SCID-I and SCID-II for DSM-IIIR[26,48] | 15 |
| ICD-10[21] | 10 | |
| For adolescents-K-SADS-EP[49] | 4 | |
| Assessment of life events | IRLE[50] | 11 |
| LEDS[51] | 2 | |
| LESE[52] | 1 | |
| LES[53] | 1 | |
| SRRS[54] | 2 | |
| List of threatening experiences[55] | 1 | |
| Suicidal intent/hopelessness | Beck’s suicide intent scale[56] | 10 |
| Beck’s hopelessness scale[57] | 6 | |
| Depression | HDRS[58] | 9 |
| GDS[59] | 2 | |
| Psychological constructs of personality | Personality assessment schedule[60] | 6 |
| NEO-FFI[61] | 4 | |
| SCID-II for DSM IV[48] | 3 | |
| Standardized assessment of personality[62] | 1 | |
| Social support | DSSI[63] | 11 |
| SPSI[64] | 3 | |
| Social networks and social support scale[65] | 1 | |
| Bille-brahe social support scale[66] | 1 | |
| Impulsivity | Dickman impulsivity inventory[67] | 7 |
| Barratt impulsiveness scale[68] | 4 | |
| Impulsivity rating scale[69] | 1 | |
| Coping response | CRI[70] | 3 |
| Brief COPE-28[71] | 1 | |
| Childhood adversity | CECA scale[72] | 1 |
| Spiritual and religious beliefs | The royal free interview for religious and spiritual beliefs[73] | 1 |
| Loneliness | University of California Los Angeles loneliness scale[74] | 1 |
| Activities of daily living (ADL) | Instrumental activities of daily living scale and the physical self-maintenance scale[75] | 4 |
| Physical health status | Cumulative illness rating scale[76] | 1 |
| Family function | Family APGAR[77] | 1 |
| Aggression | Overt aggression scale[78] | 1 |
| Anxiety | State trait anxiety inventory[79] | 3 |
| Work demands | COPSOQ II[80] | 1 |
| Swedish demand-control-support questionnaire[81] | 1 |
ICD-10 – International Classification of Diseases-10; SCID – Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R; PSLE: Presumptive stressful life events scale; DSM – Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; PA – Psychological autopsy; K-SADS-EP – Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children, Forms E and P; IRLE – Interview for Recent Life Events; LEDS – Life events and difficulties schedule; LESE – Life event scale for the elderly; LES – Life Experiences Scale; SRRS – Social Readjustment Rating Scale; HDRS – Hamilton depression rating scale; GDS – Geriatric depression scale; NEO-FFI – NEO five-factor inventory; DSSI – Duke social support index; SPSI – Social problem solving inventory; CRI – Coping response inventory; CECA – Childhood experience of care and abuse; APGAR – Adaptive partnership growth affection and resolve; COPSOQ – Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire- long version