We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Suicide attempts among Turkish psychiatric patients.
- Authors
Coşar, B.; Koçal, N.; Arikan, Z.; I_ik, E.; Coşar, B; Koçal, N; Işik, E
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>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.<bold>Method: </bold>Medical records of 185 cases of suicide attempts were reviewed.<bold>Results: </bold>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%.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Suicide is one of the major problems among Turkish psychiatric patients, although the Islamic religion strongly disapproves of it.
- Subjects
TURKEY; SUICIDE risk assessment; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; PEOPLE with mental illness; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; RELIGION &; medicine; SELF-destructive behavior; PSYCHIATRY &; religion; BEHAVIORAL medicine; CHI-squared test; ISLAM; STATISTICAL sampling; SEX distribution; SUICIDAL behavior; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1997, Vol 42, Issue 10, p1072
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article