the study of psycho-socail factors and epidemiological characteristics of the people who attempted suicide in hamadan

the main purpose of this study was to obtain accurate information about the psycho-social factors and epidemiological characteristics of the people who attempted suicide in hamadan. during one year, 667 individuals who had benn brought to 4 emergency centers in jamadan for attempting suicide, completed the personal data sheet, mmpi, and bdi.results indicated that 63% of this group (423 persons) were female, and 37% (244 persons) were male. those under the age of 30, attempted suicicde more than other age groups (%77.5). the majority of females who attempted suicide wre married (%63.46), whereas among males this percent was %42.22.%85.86 of subjects who completed bdi, were depressed. % 52.36 of subjects has an abnormal profile on mmpi.family and marital discord, mental disorders (mostly depression), and unemployment wre the main reasons for suicide among this group.