including highly selected populations
and small sample sizes; although these may be somewhat
Marriage may
no longer be
a protective
factor in preventing
suicide
attempts
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mitigated by the considerable extent and richness of
qualitative description included for analysis. Secondly,
the review aimed to examine relationships between
contributing factors within the suicidal process. Despite
efforts to describe findings in the specific contexts of pre
and/or post-attempt periods, studies varied in their specific
focus on pre-attempt (43%), post-attempt (17%) or both
pre- and post-attempt (39%)