background several studies have shown that the suicide trend in iran is rising. although there is a growing number of studies that identify a number of the risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behaviors in adolescents, only a few studies have integrated this knowledge for the purpose of validating more complex models of adolescent suicidal behaviors in the middle east. conclusio...

introduction: caustic ingestions are among the most prevalent causes of toxic exposure. the present 10-year survey aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic features and outcomes of caustic ingestion cases presenting to emergency department. methods: this is a retrospective cross-sectional study on patients who were admitted to a referral toxicology center during 2004 to 2014, following caustic inges...

This study examined the 155 attempted suicides and 50 fatal suicides of school children in Hong Kong for the three school years in the period September 1991 to August 1994. The annual attempted suicide rate is estimated at 2.7 and 8.4 per 100,000 for male and female schoolchildren respectively. The male to female ratio is about 1:3. The annual suicide rate of the school children is estimated at...

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of attempted suicide before, during, and after treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study linking a named patient register of isotretinoin users (1980-9) to hospital discharge and cause of death registers (1980-2001). SETTING Sweden, 1980-2001. Population 5756 patients aged 15 to 49 years prescribed isotretinoin for severe acn...

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of suicidal patients and their suicidal acts occurring in general wards. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING All general public hospitals in Hong Kong. PATIENTS Survey data based on hospital records of patients who died of suicide or who attempted suicide in general wards between 2000 and 2002 were studied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic info...

Background: This study aimed to explore the association between alleles of the MAOA uVNTR polymorphism and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who had attempted suicide, using multiple controls. The symptom profiles and personal characteristics in each group were also compared. Methods: Four different groups was included: 432 community controls, 385 patients with MDD who had not attem...

Sexual and gender minorities experience an elevated burden of suicidality compared with the general population. Still, little is known about that burden and the factors generating it in the context of low- and middle-income countries. The present study assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, planned suicide, and attempted suicide among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender peopl...