abstract background: suicide is a major problem world-wide. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of suicide in east azerbaijan province, iran. methods: a cross-sectional study conducted from 2010 to 2011. we analysed some characteristics of the cases of suicide based on the health system database. variables such as demographics, outcomes (fatal/nonfatal), and methods used were r...

IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED THAT YOUNG COMPLETED SUICIDES represent a distinct entity, separable from other age groups. Nor has it been determined that the younger age group represents a homogeneous group (Maris 1985; Neiger & Hopkins 1985). However, comparisons between young suicide and older suicide groups show both distinct similarities and distinct differences. An increasing risk of suic...

Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and family history of suicide Suicide is a complex behavior with dramatic personal, familial, and economic consequences. " Suicidal behavior " refers to three different behaviors: completed suicide , suicide attempts (SA), and suicidal ideation. Completed suicide and SA, but not ideation, are behaviors on the same continuum and expressions of the same liabilit...

Background: Seasonality in suicide has been investigated from the early 19th century to explore the productive environmental variables. Seasonality studies can provide information on prevention and interventions in suicide. In this study, we examined seasonality in suicide and aimed to explore the differences in seasonality between rural and urban areas, mental disorders, and genders. Method...

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of suicidal patients and their suicidal acts occurring in general wards. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING All general public hospitals in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Survey data based on hospital records of patients who died of suicide or who attempted suicide in general wards between 2000 and 2002 were studied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic info...

BACKGROUND Attempted and completed suicide constitute a major public health problem among young people world-wide, including South Africa (SA). Suicide attempt and completed suicide increase during the adolescent period. One in 5 adolescents considers attempting suicide, but statistics are frequently unreliable. METHODS Data for this study were derived from the 2002 and 2008 South African You...

BACKGROUND This study aims to describe the specific characteristics of completed suicides by violent methods and non-violent methods in rural Chinese population, and to explore the related factors for corresponding methods. METHODS Data of this study came from investigation of 199 completed suicide cases and their paired controls of rural areas in three different counties in Shandong, China, ...

The purpose of this paper is to describe patterns of suicide in young people in rural communities. Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention and Australian Bureau of Statistics data are used to discuss regional and gender differences in suicide rates, with particular attention to completed suicides in young people. The regional distribution completed suicide in young people and g...