INTRODUCTION Poisoning, specifically unintentional poisoning, is a major public health problem in the United States (U.S.). Published literature that presents epidemiology of all forms of poisoning mortalities (i.e., unintentional, suicide, homicide) together is limited. This report presents data and summarizes the evidence on poisoning mortality by demographic and geographic characteristics to...

AIM To determine gender differences in suicidal behavior and investigate the factors associated with suicide attempts. METHODS In the framework of the WHO/Euro Multicenter Study on Suicidal Behavior, 1,158 suicide attempts have been registered and analyzed retrospectively in Pecs center, Hungary. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were performed to compare the characteris...

BACKGROUND People with deliberate self-poisoning and personality disorders are in increased risk for suicide. Intention and psychiatric features are important factors in a psychiatric evaluation and for planning aftercare. METHODS Patients admitted to medical departments after deliberate self-poisoning were studied (n = 117). Patients with personality disorder according to (ICD-10, F.60-69) w...

Attempted suicide due to overdose with toxic chemicals and medication is on the rise. Among the survivors of attempted suicide, the most frequent psychiatric diagnosis when analysed post hoc, seems to be reactive depression and personality disorders. We conducted a retrospective study of patients who attempted suicide by self poisoning in a teaching general hospital. The most frequent LCD. 10 p...

; they concluded that the method does not over-report the number of suicides. We estimated population using census data (from 1994), which are updated regularly. The mean suicide rate for the 6 year period was 95. of total deaths. Suicides in women were 0.84 times as likely as suicides among men; this ratio did not change significantly over time. Older men were more likely to commit suicide tha...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at identifying the most common risk factors associated with suicide attempts to determine differences between risk factors present in patients regarding their low-lethality and high-fatality suicide attempts. METHOD 106 patients from both sexes who had been hospitalised in a psychiatric unit following their attempts at suicide were interviewed; they were divided...

background: suicide has constituted a critical public health problem for many decades. the number of completed suicide is traditionally high in iran. the objective of the present study was to describe the patterns of methods of suicide among registered deaths due to suicide in hamada, western iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, all completed suicide cases (n=146) were included from ma...

Suicide and attempted suicide is an important health issue and the number of people who die of suicide exceeds that of conflicts. Kashmir has been suffering from a low intensity war since last 20 years in which thousands have been killed or injured. There has been phenomenal increase in cases of psychological disorders along with suicide and and suicide attempters. Suicide in a conflict zone is...