Research questions
1) How do those bereaved by suicide reflect upon the suicidal process of the deceased? Here the main focus will be on the interplay between individual vulnerability and contextual influence on the suicide over a period of time.
2) Does the notion of entrapment, as described by the bereaved, give meaning to suicide?
3) Suicide notes and personal communication – do they reveal the intentions behind the act?
4) Is there a separate masculine / feminine intent behind a suicide?
5) Is psychache / mental pain a significant mechanism in the suicidal process?