| Yazarlar (4) |
Abdulkadir Yıldız
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Özge Savcı
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İbrahim Eroğlu
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Erdinç Çaylı
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| Özet |
| Although suicide constitutes a critical social and health problem, it is a preventable death cause. The present study aimed to provide epidemiological data to the programs that can be developed to determine and prevent suicide risk through the retrospective examination of 126 suicide-originated autopsies conducted between 2010 and 2019. The mean age was 41.40±19.58 years. 18-40 age group had the highest incidence for both sexes. The male-female ratio was 2.5:1. Data obtained in this study showed that although the home was the most common location and hanging was the most common method of suicide, a statistically significant difference was found in the distribution of suicide locations and methods based on sex (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference only in firearm use in the distribution of suicide methods based on age groups. The firearm was used by 38.5% of pediatric cases. Menstrual bleeding was detected in 56.5% of women of reproductive age. Almost half of the relatives (48.4%) did not know that the decedents had problems leading to suicide. 24.6% of the cases had a psychiatric diagnosis, which was depression, in 51.6%. Access to children to firearms is thought-provoking, especially in adolescent suicides. Important legal restrictions and punishments on the supply and possession of firearms and raising public awareness are necessary. One of the most striking findings of this study was that nearly half of the relatives did not know that the decedent had a problem leading to suicide. Unawareness of suicide clues by the relatives constitutes an important problem causing the deprivation of psychosocial support for the individuals and shows that training programs for society are needed to prevent suicide. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Medicine Science | International Medical Journal |
| Dergi ISSN | 2147-0634 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | DOAJ, Index Copernicus, TUBİTAK ULAKBİM |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2021 |
| Cilt No | 10 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 1138 / 1144 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.5455/medscience.2021.03.095 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2021.03.095 |
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