International Journal of Medical Investigation
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Evaluation of Self-Immolation Suicide attempt in Sari City (north of Iran) between 2011 to 2014
عمومى
General
پژوهشي
Research
<p dir="ltr">Abstract<br>
Objective: Self-immolation is one of the terrible way of suicide. Lack of data about suicide by Self-immolation method in Sari city (north of Iran) caused we designed this study to evaluation of self-immolation suicide attempt in Sari City (north of Iran) between 2011 to 2014.<br>
Methods: In a retrospective study we review the medical record of 74 cases that attempt to suicide by self-immolation between 2011 and 2014 in Sari City (North of Iran). The medical record of all these patients included age, sex, marital status, residency in urban or rural, the season in which they attempt suicide, length of hospital stay, history of psychiatric diseases, history of underling disease, history of addiction and results of suicide attempt were collected. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 18.<br>
Results: 74 patients included 52 females (70.3%) were attempt suicide by self-immolation method. The female to male ratio was 2.36. the mean age of all patients was 32.32±12.89 years old (between 12 to 75 years). There was no significant difference between mean age of women and men (32.55±13.64 vs. 31.77±11.20 years respectively, P=0.81). the prevalence of self-immolation was higher in spring (36.5%). Majority of the cases were married (59.5%). 19 patients (25.7%) was addicted to drugs included 16 opium addiction (84.2%) and 5 crack addiction (15.8%). 25 cases (33.8%) had history of psychiatric disease and 13 cases (17.6%) had history of seizure. Finally, 68 cases (91.9%) from 74 patents were die.<br>
Conclusion: The prevalence of self-immolation was higher in women, spring, between drug user and in married patients. Suicide by self-immolation was associated with high rate of mortality.</p>
Self-Immolation, Suicide, Suicide attempt
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Seyed Hamzeh
Hosseini
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Psychiatry Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Fatemeh
Yazdanpanah
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No
Department of psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Hossein Ali
Ghannadzadegan
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10031947532846003000
No
Department of psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Mehran
Fazli
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10031947532846003001
Yes
General Practitioner in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Esfarayen, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Science, Esfarayen, Iran