Suicide Attempts among Turkish Psychiatric Patients
| Autor: | B Coşar, Z Arikan, N Koçal, E Işik |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Turkey Turkish education Poison control Suicide Attempted Drug overdose Islam Suicide prevention Sampling Studies Sex Factors Risk Factors Injury prevention medicine Humans Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Retrospective Studies Chi-Square Distribution Suicide attempt business.industry Medical record medicine.disease humanities language.human_language Psychiatry and Mental health Socioeconomic Factors language Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 42:1072-1075 |
| ISSN: | 1497-0015 0706-7437 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/070674379704201009 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics of those who attempt suicide in an Islamic country, the effect of religion on suicide attempts, and the frequency of DSM-III-R diagnoses in suicide attempters referred to the Gazi Medical School Psychiatry Department. Method: Medical records of 185 cases of suicide attempts were reviewed. Results: There was a predominance of single, female subjects. Students, housewives, and employees represented the 3 largest groups. Drug overdose was the most common method of suicide attempt, and the most common DSM-III-R diagnosis was depression. The rate of repetition of suicide attempt was 43.3%. Conclusion: Suicide is one of the major problems among Turkish psychiatric patients, although the Islamic religion strongly disapproves of it. |
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