Citation

Armano GL, Frlan A, Maricić J, Subotić S. Psychiatr. Danub. 2006; 18(Suppl 1): 139.

Affiliation

Psychological Center TESA, Trg bana Josipa Jelacica 1/III, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. glugomer@ffzg.hr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

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PMID

16964127

Abstract

Croatia is passing through a turbulent social and economic transition. Problems of PTSD among war veterans, unemployment, low income, a high rate of divorce, increase of violence in family, school and job settings - are the background for an increase in alcoholism and depression which, linked with easily accessable fire-arms, may lead to an increase of suicide. However, the suicide rate in Croatia seems to be stable - about 20. The aim of this study is to give an overview of subjects - professionals, institutions, data basis, bibliographic references and media resources which have dealt with the issue of suicide in Croatia during the last decades. Objectives were: 1. to find out and compare the resources and kind of data collected about suicides and suicide attempts and to offer an epidemiographic overview of their socio-demographic and contextual correlates; 2. to list the bibliography on suicide published in Croatia and to analyse their content by using six categories analogous to the six issue areas of the congress; 3. to review the treatment of suicide in the Croatian media; 4. to review the treatment of suicide attempters and the suicide prevention programs, and 5. to offer the developmental schedule for establishing a National strategy of suicide prevention.

Language: en