atypical cases of suicide are less likely to be seen in general hospitals, nonetheless require further investigation into the precipitating factors as well as proper follow-up. this paper illustrates a 61-year-old woman with major depressive disorder who experienced auditory hallucinations during delirious periods of taking low-dose benzodiazepines, who referred to the hospital with a sewing ne...

abstract aims: the reason of selecting self-immolation as a mean to commit suicide is unclear. this study was designed to compare 2 groups of people with and without intention to suicide that had self-immolated. instrument & methods: all 227 self-immolated patients who had been admitted to the burn unit of imam khomeini hospital of kermanshah city, iran, during 2003 to 2004  participated in thi...

Fire deaths are usually accidental, but atypical cases of homicide or suicide have been described. In suicide by fire, the only method reported by several authors consists of self-immolation. We present here the unusual case of an adult female who committed suicide by waiting in the living room after setting fire to her bedroom. The autopsy revealed smoke inhalation and the toxicological analys...

objective: self-harm was classified to show forms like non-suicidal self injury and indirect risky behaviors and drug abuse. the aims of this study were to compare suicidal tendencies indexes and difficulty in emotion regulation skills in mixed groups of adolescents with direct and indirect forms of self-harm. methods: in a casual-comparative design from population of delinquent adolescents det...

background around 30% of suicides are committed by burning. the problem of self-immolation remains a crisis even after population based interventions and still a considerable proportion of admissions of burn ward is belonged to suicide cases. objectives this study was designed to present the epidemiologic profile of these patients and compare completed self-immolation and attempted ones. patien...

In this article, the author provides a practice-friendly guide to the psychological assessment of self-injury, such as self-inflicted cutting, burning, hitting, and excoriation of wounds. The crucial distinction between self-injury and suicide is emphasized. The author presents a structure for the assessment of self-injury that focuses first on the therapeutic relationship, and thereafter on th...

Adverse metabolic events, such as increased adiposity, hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia, have been associated with treatment using atypical antipsychotic medications. However, the complexity of some of the reports on this problem and marketing efforts in this area may make it difficult for psychiatrists to remain fully and accurately informed about the metabolic complications o...

introduction: suicide is the third cause of mortality in america, second leading cause of death in developed countries, and one of the major health problems. self-harm is self-inflicted damage to one’s self with or without suicidal intent. in the present study, the predictive factors of suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-harm were evaluated in patients referred to emergency department (ed) w...

background suicidal attempt and non-suicidal self-injury are very common in adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment. by identifying correlates of these kinds of high-risk behaviors, it is possible to prevent and decrease completed suicide. objectives the aims of this study were: 1) to compare adolescents with a history of childhood maltreatment with non-suicidal self injury (nssi) ...