A Study on Psychological Autopsy An Evaluation of Sıxteen Suicides, Cases

Volume: 11 Number: 2 June 1, 2003
  • İşık Sayıl
  • Saynur Canat
  • Handan Tuğcu
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A Study on Psychological Autopsy An Evaluation of Sıxteen Suicides, Cases

Abstract

Objective: Suıcıdal behavıor and suıcıdal deaths are examıned by psychıatry psychology and socıology Reasons îor suıcıdal behavıor are examıned in two ways Epıdemıologıcal method and psychological autopsy İn thıs study we aımed to examıne suıcıdal deaths in a cıty in an 18 month perıod and reasons whıch dragged these people to suıcıde Method: Hospıtal and poliçe records of 16 people who dıed because suıcıde in Adıyaman in years 2000 and fırst 6 months of 2001 were examıned Semıstructured famıly ıntervıevvs were conducted in famılıes of the deceased Results: 9 of the subjects were female, 7 of them were male and mean age was 25 5 Four of the subjects were hıgh school graduates and the remaınders eıther no educatıon or graduated from prımary school Most of the subjects were sıngle (10 subjects), and had no occupatıon (9 subjects) Only one subject had a job wıth regular ıncome VVhıle hangıng was the most common way used to commıt suıcıde (10 subjects), guns, şelf poısonıng and jumpıng from hıgh places follovved thıs Conclusion: These suicides were in young populatıon and ali subjects had more then one problem to cope wıth 6 of the subjects had physıcal problems and 6 of them had symptoms resemblıng depressıon

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İşık Sayıl This is me

Saynur Canat This is me

Handan Tuğcu This is me

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June 1, 2003

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June 1, 2003

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Year 2003 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Sayıl, İ., Canat, S., & Tuğcu, H. (2003). ONALTI İNTİHAR OLGUSUNUN PSİKOLOJİK OTOPSİ YÖNTEMİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Kriz Dergisi, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000191