Socio-Cultural Features and Sex Profile of the Individuals with Serious Suicide Attempts in Southeastern Turkey: A One-Year Survey
Assistant Professor Aziz Yasan MD,
Assistant Professor Ramazan Danis MD,
Associate Professor Lut Tamam MD,
Assistant Professor Sehmus Ozmen MD,
Professor Mustafa Ozkan MD,
Corresponding Author
Assistant Professor Aziz Yasan MD
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, TR-21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAssistant Professor Ramazan Danis MD
Department of Internal Medicine, at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorAssociate Professor Lut Tamam MD
Department of Psychiatry, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in Adana, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAssistant Professor Sehmus Ozmen MD
Department of Internal Medicine, at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorProfessor Mustafa Ozkan MD
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAssistant Professor Aziz Yasan MD,
Assistant Professor Ramazan Danis MD,
Associate Professor Lut Tamam MD,
Assistant Professor Sehmus Ozmen MD,
Professor Mustafa Ozkan MD,
Corresponding Author
Assistant Professor Aziz Yasan MD
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, TR-21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAssistant Professor Ramazan Danis MD
Department of Internal Medicine, at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorAssociate Professor Lut Tamam MD
Department of Psychiatry, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in Adana, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAssistant Professor Sehmus Ozmen MD
Department of Internal Medicine, at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorProfessor Mustafa Ozkan MD
Department of Psychiatry, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Our objective was to elucidate potential causes of higher rates of suicide attempts in females compared to males in southeastern Turkey through a 1-year survey. Gender-related differences observed in 96 subjects who attempted suicide by poisoning for the first time were as follows: in comparison to male, females were predominantly within the age interval of 15–24 years, experienced more stressful events in the previous week before suicide attempt, had lower education level, and had a lower rate of employment. One year after the suicide attempt, unfavorable attitude of family, lack of support, persisting unfavorable lifestyle comparable with that prior to the first attempt, and higher rates of domestic violence were more pronounced in females compared to males. These findings might be contributing factors to the higher suicide attempt rates observed in females compared to the males.
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