title: Suicide notes from Mexico and the United States: a thematic analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study sought to investigate suicide notes drawn from Mexico and the United States (US) as these countries share geographical proximity, but markedly different cultures and suicide rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  A theoretical conceptual analysis of 102 suicide notes drawn from these countries, matched for age and sex, was undertaken based on a thematic model of suicide developed by Leenaars,1,2 across countries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The inter-judge reliability was adequate (.86 coefficient of concordance).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggested that there are more psychological commonalities than differences. Yet, as this study marks the first one using suicide notes, between Mexico and the USA, much greater study is warranted.
authors: Universidad de Guanajuato, León Guanajuato, México. anamachavez@hotmail.com
authors: Ana-María
authors: AM
authors: Chávez-Hernández
authors: Antoon A
authors: AA
authors: Leenaars
authors: María-Isabel
authors: MI
authors: Chávez-de Sánchez
authors: Lindsey
authors: L
authors: Leenaars
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult