Ethics seminars: health care proxies and suicidal patients.

Comparison of coping mechanisms used by suicidal attempt patients, and those without suicidal history

Introduction: Care of suicidal attempted patient is a challenging task for all health care providers. Coping mechanisms reduce suicide probability by decreasing severity of stressors. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the coping mechanisms used by suicidal attempted patients referred to hospital. Methods: In this case-control study, cases (n= 50) were selected conveniently among patients r...

Living wills and health care proxies.

The role of borderline personality disorder characteristics as a predictor of suicidal ideation in patients with bipolar disorder

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of borderline personality disorder (BPD) characteristics as a predictor of suicidal in patients with bipolar disorder. Method:  This research was a cross-sectional study and the people who were selected were 50 (25 women, 25 men) who were hospitalized in Shahid Beheshti hospital. They had referred to the psychiatrists an...

Characteristics of suicidal adolescents and young adults presenting to primary care with non-suicidal (indeed non-psychological) complaints.

BACKGROUND Some young people presenting to primary care experience suicidal symptoms that they do not report. METHOD We conducted a survey of suicidal ideation among 15-24-year-old patients presenting to Australian general practitioners. RESULTS Patients who experienced substantial, but unstated, suicidal symptoms tended to be female and somewhat younger; their depression and distress level...

The Study and Investigation of Law and Morality in Medical and Sanity Caring

Introduction: Considering the importance of health and protection of patients' rights, it is clear that addressing the status and relationship of ethics in addition to the relevant laws in the direction of medical and health care has a unique value and quality; Therefore, the purpose of studying this study is to critique the status of medical ethics and its effects and its relationship with the...