TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Suicide attempts among patients admitted to hospital of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
JO  - International journal of high risk behaviors and addiction
A1  - Sadeghi, Shokouh
A1  - Heydarheydari, Sahel
A1  - Darabi, Fatemeh
A1  - Golchinnia, Abdollah
SP  - e23028
EP  - e23028
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Suicide is a modern-age human challenge considered as a social and mental health problem acquiring enormous attention on primary and secondary heath care plans. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to investigate frequency of suicide attempts and related social factors among patients admitted in Hospital of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was descriptive-analytical type carried out on 251 patients admitted at medical centers of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences after failed suicide attempts. Data collection was done through filling forms. <br><br>RESULTS: Average age of the population was 29 ± 11.6 years. Female were more prone to commit suicide whereas the patients had a variety of social lifestyles and crisis such as divorce, drug abuse, and domestic problems. The most frequent method of committing suicide was the use of burning materials. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In reference to the young age of the statistical population of attempters and frequent personal-life crisis among them, educational, welfare and consultation facilities are suggested.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2251-8711
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.23028
ID  - ref1
ER  -