İNTİHAR GİRİŞİMİNDE BULUNANLARDA SOSYODEMOGRAFİK ÖZELLİKLER, STRES ETMENLERİ VE RUHSAL BOZUKLUKLAR

Abstract

Objective:Suicide attempt is a major public health problem. In this study, we aimed to determine suicide attempt and related risk factors. Method: This study was carried out inCelal Bayar University Hospital betweenDecember 2002 and July 2005. The data werecollected from 114 persons. A form for suicideattemptes was used to d etermine the characteristics of suicide attempt. The trained clinicalpsychiatrists interviewed the persons with theStructural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID).The persons were applied to HamiltonDepression Rating Scale (HDRS). The resultswere transferred to SPSS for Windows 10.0database. Results: Of the subjects 78.1%(n=89) were females, 59.6% (n=68) were graduated from high school and university, 28.9%(n=33) were housewives. Mean age was28.7±13.2. When suicide methods were evaluated, 81.6% (n=93) was drug intake in excessive doses. There was previous suicide attemptin 37.7% (n=43), family history of suicide in8.8% (n=10) and suicide attempt in the neigborhood in 15.8% (n=18) of suicide attempters.Major depressive disorder was found to behigh among suicide attempters that complitedour sample (52.6%). Conclusion: Suicideattempt must be carrefully evaluated in patientswith major depressive disorder. Previous suicidehistory was considered as an important predictor of suicide attempt