The role of stimulant designer drug consumption has been investigated in three fatal cases. In Case 1 the fatal outcome can be attributed to the come down phase following their application, as the blood and urine concentration of the designer drugs was low. In the second case arrhythmogenic effect of methylone was added to the right ventricular arrhythmogenic dysplasia of the patient and these ...

The aim of this study is to analyze the fatalities due to suicide in the period of 1991-2000. The autopsy reports of 719 suicide cases during that period of the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Szeged were reviewed retrospectively. The victim's age, sex, way of commitment, place of death, the presence of alcohol and drug influence and survival time were recorded. Five hundred and ...

A range of socio-economic, cultural, and religious factors influence patterns of and responses to suicide in the Asian countries involved in the Strategies to Prevent Suicide (STOPS) project. As a general rule, suicide rates are highest among relatively more prosperous countries, particularly those which have developed rapidly. Within these countries, suicide rates are highest for sub-groups th...

INTRODUCTION The risk of suicide among war veterans is a controversial issue, where findings so far have been contradictory. OBJECTIVE This study focusses on suicide in Serbian veterans from the wars in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s in order to create appropriate preventive measures and reduce the number of these fatal cases. METHODS The autopsy protocols of all 44 suicides committed by wa...

BACKGROUND Substance-related deaths account for a great number of suicides. AIM To investigate levels and characteristics of suicide verdicts, as opposed to accidental deaths, in substance misusers. METHODS Psychological autopsy study of cases from the UK National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD) during the period 2001-2007. RESULTS Between January 2001 and December 2007, 2108...

BACKGROUND Late-life suicide is an under-investigated public health problem. Among the putative vulnerabilities for this complex multifactorial behaviour are deficits in cognitive control, an ability to integrate and prioritize multiple cognitive processes in order to flexibly adapt behaviour and meet situational demands. We investigated cognitive control during rule learning in a complex and c...

Introduction Suicide is one of the main cause death in world. It’s an important public health problem that growning on new generations. Objectives The manners used to die have always been studied from psychiatry understand which mental illness induced victim various ways suicide. They are multiples and influenced by different factors. This study includes suicides cases defined “atypical”. Metho...

BACKGROUND Smoking remains a serious public health concern. Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation, including bupropion and varenicline, are proven means to increase quit rates. Post-marketing reports describing suicidal behaviours have raised concerns about the safety of varenicline. However, whether varenicline imparts a higher risk of suicide relative to bupropion remains uncertain. METHODS...

OBJECTIVE Suicide is a major public health problem and the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. The identification of modifiable risk factors is essential for reducing the prevalence of suicide. Recently, it has been shown that insomnia and nightmares significantly increase the risk for suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, and death by suicide. While both forms of sleep disturbanc...

BACKGROUND The recent economic recession has been associated with short-term increases in suicide in many countries. Data are lacking on the longer-term effect on suicide and on the impact on non-fatal suicidal behaviour. METHODS Using interrupted time series analyses, we have assessed the impact of economic recession and austerity in Ireland on national rates of suicide mortality and self-ha...