Necrópsia Psicológica é um conceito usado em pesquisas sobre o suicídio (mas pode ser aplicada a outras mortes). Usualmente é erroneamente chamado de psychological autopsy. O Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office teria sido a primeira instituição a usar esse termo, em 1977.
É necrópsia porque a pessoa estudada já faleceu. É uma tentativa de reconstruir a personalidade do falecido, suas interações sociais, com freqüência objetivando identificar a causa mortis. Não há, ainda, regras estabelecidas para serem seguidas. Se diferencia de todas as demais técnicas porque o sujeito faleceu e não pode responder a perguntas. Usualmente se busca preencher um formulário sobre a vítima, seja através da necrópsia propriamente dita, seja através de entrevistas com pessoas que a conheciam, seja através de provas técnicas.
1. Alcohol and drug history, decedent’s history of dealing with stress, medical history, family medical history, recent stressors in the victim’s life, military history, employment history, educational history, sexual history, dietary history
2. Interpersonal relationships, writings by the deceased, books and music owned by the deceased, web sites visited, phone calls made, recent conversations with friends, acquaintances, relatives, co-workers, and teachers, interests and hobbies shared with others, old and current enemies
3. Reactions by any of the above parties to the victim’s death, especially as to the degree of lethality, as well as the usual questions about early warning signs and who might have intended harm
4. Assessment of intention about the role of the decedent in their own demise, including any sub-intentional, covert, or unconscious role, this obtained by analyzing the pattern of how the victim went about accomplishing their goals or life plans
5. Fantasies, dreams, thoughts, premonitions, fears, or phobias of the victim, socio-emotional mood swings, mental status exam, concentration and judgment abilities, IQ
6. Timeline of events leading up to the day of the deceased’s death
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