BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that mass media's reports of new suicide methods will increase suicides using the same method. The same pattern seems not to apply to a conventional suicide method, unless it was used by a celebrity. OBJECTIVE 1) to examine media effects on both new and non-new suicide methods during 1998 and 2005 in Hong Kong (HK), when a new method by burning charc...

objective: data on national rates of suicide is limited in iran, preventing an action plan for health scope of suicide prevention. the current brief study was conducted to review available national published data on suicide and to interpret the probable discrepancies. method: we evaluated all 20-year recent published original articles on committed suicides searching iranian scientific databases...

Objective: This research aimed to predict suicidality and addiction (substance, alcohol, cigarette, psychoactive drugs) among university students based on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and exposure to the suicide of family members and or friends. Methods: The research method was cross-sectional. The statistical community included all students of the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ard...

BACKGROUND Methods used at an index episode of non-fatal self-harm may predict risk of future suicide. Little is known of suicide risk associated with most recent non-fatal method, and whether or not change in method is important. METHODS A prospective cohort of 30,202 patients from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England presenting to six hospitals with self-harm, 2000-2007, was follow...

abstract objective: according to the definition of world health organization (who), attempting suicide is an act that a person intentionally and without others’ interference shows an abnormal behavior (such as harming themselves or eating a drug higher than treatment dose) and his objective is realizing his expected changes. the purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic character...

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 ...