Evalution Of Suicide Attempt Cases Admitted To Emergency Department
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Objective: This study aims to determine socio-demographic characteristics of attempted suicide cases admitted to emergency department.
Material and Methods: A total of 70 attempted suicide cases admitted to Emergency Department of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Medical Faculty Hospital between 01.03.2012 and 01.03.2013 examined retrospectively.
Results: Among the 70 patients included in the study, 26 (37.1%) were male and 44 (62.9%) were female with a mean age of 26.3±11.2 years. Of all, 10 (14.3%) cases were reported to have one or more previous suicide attempts. Investigation of methods of suicide revealed that 64 (91.4%) used medication or toxic substance ingestion, 5 (7.1%) stabbing, and 1 (1.4%) preferred hanging as suicide method. All of those of preferred stabbing as a means of suicide were males.
Conclusion: In order to tackle suicidal attempts author suggests that collective preventive policies should be developed by local governments, non-governmental organizations and health care providers.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
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Yazarlar
Hakan Hakkoymaz
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Ümit Aslan
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Şeyma Bahar
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Alper Keten
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Mustafa Sucaklı
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Selim Bozkurt
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
9 Mart 2015
Gönderilme Tarihi
9 Mart 2015
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2015 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2
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