2.3. Thematic analysis of suicide note content
Suicide note content was analysed using a general inductive
approach (Thomas, 2006). Most of the suicide notes were not
included in the coronial records but their content was either
quoted or paraphrased by the coroners and these were used for
our analysis. They were read individually and twice by GC and
then evaluated with relevant categories identified. Further indepth
analysis followed, with categories refined and grouped into
main themes. The data and main themes were then reviewed by
FS. All data were anonymised