The real status of postmortem investigation in Korea is responsible for the public proseutors and autopsies are conducted by them mainly on the homicide and suspicious cases, therefore, the accidental and suicidal cases are remained unconcerned spectacular cases.
Such fault due to social system and back of understanding must be replaced by postmortem examination carried out by the physicians, especially for suicide cases.
In every part of the world, suicide bears a stigma. For this ?eason and for the reason of insurance claims, an attempt may be made by members of the family to conceal suicide and make it back as if death were accidental or natural.
In such circumstances, the information given by the family members should be carefully evaluated and their reactions appropriately interpreted.
There is also the possibility of alterations made at the scene prior to the arrival of the invesfigators or physicians, therefore, psychological autopsy also must be done with every case of cadever autopsy.
The psychological autopsy can be of great assistance in determiming the manner of death. While psychological autopsy, it is always a good habit for the physicians to ask himself whether this case was the result of natural causes or whether it was an accident, a suicide or a homicide.
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