TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - An assessment of suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the west of Iran
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Najafi, Farid
A1  - Beiki, Omid
A1  - Ahmadijouybari, Tuoraj
A1  - Amini, Saeed
A1  - Moradinazar, Mehdi
A1  - Hatemi, Masoame
A1  - Moradi, Masoud
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
VL  - 27
IS  - 
N2  - Intentional self-poisoning that is widely used all over the world is one of the most common methods of suicide. This study aim was to determine the rate of attempted intentional self-poisoning and to identify high risk persons in the west of Iran (Kermanshah). A total of 3138 people (1279 M and 1859 F) studied. The average annual rate of suicide in Kermanshah was 153 persons per 100 000 people. The most number of attempted intentional self-poisoning (55.5%) were in the 20-29 year age group. The most popular toxic substances for self-poisoning were drugs (71%) and oil and fuels (15%), respectively. The most number of intentional self-poisoning suicides are attempted by drugs. By considering the high rate of intentional self-poisoning, low age of suicide attempts and also its high mortality rate in Kermanshah, it is necessary to stop the opportunity to buy over-the-counter (OTC) drugs , especially those being most misused.<p/>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2014.07.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -