@article{ref1,
title="Psychological autopsy study and risk factors for suicide in Muslim countries",
journal="Health science reports",
year="2021",
author="Arafat, S. M. Yasir and Khan, Murad M. and Menon, Vikas and Ali, Syeda Ayat-E.-Zainab and Rezaeian, Mohsen and Shoib, Sheikh",
volume="4",
number="4",
pages="e414-e414",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide and risk factors have been poorly studied in the Muslim-majority countries that hinder the formulation of prevention strategies and affect suicide prevention eventually. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: We aimed at identifying and analyzing the psychological autopsy studies assessing the risk factors for suicide conducted in Muslim-majority countries. <br><br>METHODS: We did a search to trace all the available psychological autopsy studies in the Muslim countries with the search term &quot;psychological autopsy study in Muslim countries.&quot; We also checked the available bibliographies to identify the psychological autopsy studies in the Muslim countries so that all the possible studies could be included. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of the Muslim countries, only eight psychological autopsy studies were identified in five countries (Bangladesh [1], Indonesia [1], Iran [1], Pakistan [2], and Turkey [3]). Six studies adopted a case-control study design, and all were carried out in urban settings. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among case-control studies varied from 52.8% in Turkey to 96% in Pakistan. Psychiatric illness, self-harm, and stressful life events were the commonly replicated risk factors for suicide across studies. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Psychological autopsy studies have been conducted only in five Muslim countries revealing that the risk factor for suicide is certainly under-researched in the incumbent countries. This review identified a similar list of risk factors for suicide, namely, psychiatric disorder, past non-fatal attempts, and adverse life events compared to the Western countries even though the rate varies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2398-8835",
doi="10.1002/hsr2.414",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.414"
}