This study aimed at describing demographic information of the deceased resulting from hanging by means of different methods of suicide. In this cross-sectional study, the file of suicide cases referred to the Central Legal Medicine Organization was investigated retrospectively. Of 1681 suicide cases, the highest suicide mode was hanging by 993 cases (57.4%) and intoxication by 674 cases (39%). ...

OBJECTIVE Most veterans who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are not employed. This study evaluated the association between mental disorders and labor force status among VA health care users. METHODS Multinomial logistic regression analyses modeled the relationship between mental disorders and employment among patients aged 18 to 64 who completed the 2005 Survey of Healthca...

OBJECTIVES This article describes stress levels among the employed population aged 18 to 75 and examines associations between stress and depression. DATA SOURCES Data are from the 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being and the longitudinal component of the 1994/95 through 2002/03 National Population Health Survey. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Stress levels were calcula...

addiction is one of the most serious social damages and due to its progressive nature in all aspects, adversely affects people's physical and psychological health. hence, this paper investigates the characteristics of drug addicts in a drug rehabilitation center in the city of isfahan.in this cross-sectional study conducted in 2012, the population consisted of all addicts that referred to shefa...

Eighty-eight percent of all 40-year-old male residents of four suburban municipalities of Copenhagen County were examined for the lead concentration in their blood and interviewed regarding job category and place of work. Of the 504 men, 482 were currently employed, 18 were unemployed, and 4 were pensioners. The total median blood lead level was 13 micrograms/100 ml (0.6 mumol/l). Men employed ...

Background: Perceived Mental Stress (PMS) is an inevitable component of life. During COVID-19 pandemic, it’s ongoing and unpredictable situation has been increasing PMS among women. This present study was designed to compare the level between employed unemployed Methods: comparative cross sectional conducted purposively selected 240 women; them 120 women are bankers, teachers other sectors empl...