Abstract Background The suicide rate has increased during the pandemic in India. Moreover, several studies, especially press-media reporting studies have been conducted but no systematic review attempted this context. Therefore, present study systematically investigated risk factors associated with suicidal behaviors, and method of COVID-19 Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, a search was perf...

BACKGROUND Suicide has become an increasingly widespread form of morbidity in the developing countries. There has been an increasing trend in morbidity and mortality due to suicide in Iran over the past few decades. This study surveyed attempts and completed suicide over a 5-year period. METHODS Through a cross-sectional study, overall identified suicides by systematic registration suicide da...

Background: One of the important aspects of the epidemiologic study of suicide and its related behaviors is the identification of suicide methods. This study aimed to investigate the geographical epidemiology of common methods of suicide and suicide attempts in Fars Province located in Southwestern Iran during the years 2010-2013. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted on 17,...

Burn injury remains a serious and devastating issue faced by developing countries. It is also true, however, that the developed world still tackles many of the challenges caused by burns. In order to reduce this problem through preventive programs, the characteristics of this type of injury must be studied and well documented in each setting. Our study aims to show the epidemiology, demographic...

Background; Futile care; a medical term applied when there is no reasonable hope of improvement or cure in spite expense surgical care. care decision governed by variety scoring systems to evaluate clinical situation and direct effort respecting the patient requirement, surrogate allowance. Where treatment being futile another view must be sought for afflicted patient. 
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suicide is a complex phenomenon with multiple diverse causes. it is obvious that if the media give rewards to the suicides directly or indirectly, they will have more copycat effect. it seems that political means in the #_> mainstream media, particularly in the western world overshadow public health- especially mental health- issues. selection of a tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire ...

background: one of the important aspects of the epidemiologic study of suicide and its related behaviors is the identification of suicide methods. this study aimed to investigate the geographical epidemiology of common methods of suicide and suicide attempts in fars province located in southwestern iran during the years 2010-2013. materials and methods: the present study was conducted on 17,342...

BACKGROUND Self-inflicted burn injuries carry considerable mortality and morbidity among otherwise fit young individuals. This study assessed the epidemiologic pattern and outcome of these injuries in a burn care facility in Pakistan. METHODS The study was carried out at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Burn Care Centre in Islamabad over a period of 2 years. It included all adul...