The similarity of most immigrant groups' SARs across centres, and the correlation with suicidality in the countries of origin suggest a strong continuity that can be interpreted in either cultural or genetic terms. However, the generally higher rates among immigrants compared to host populations and the similarity of the rates of foreign-born and those immigrants who retained the citizenship of their country of origin point to difficulties in the acculturation and integration process. The positive correlation found between attempted and completed suicide rates suggests that the two are related, a fact with strong implications for suicide prevention.

Compared with the results from other European research centres, attempted suicide rates in Turkey were relatively low. However, the increase in rates was striking. This upward trend may be related to the intense economic difficulties, increasing unemployment, and rapid social change experienced in Turkey in recent years. The risk groups appeared to be younger and female.

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Burnout is an offen disorder that is seen in some professions the phsychians and the nurses who are in çare of people. The aim of this research is to determine the prevelance of burnout in medi cal doctors and nurses who work in Medical Faculty of Ankara University and to identify the factors vvhich affect the burnout level. Data were collected from 109 nurses and 56 doctors who work in the internal medicine service using Mas lach Burnout Inventory, Job Satisfaction Inventory and Multidimentional Social Supports Scales. According to the result of the research, there was significant statistical difference in the emotional burno ut subscale betvveen doctors and nurses, but there was not any significant difference in the personal accomplishment and insensitiveness subscales. Also there was no significant difference betvveen the two groups concerning the total score of Job Satisfaction Inventory and Multidimentional Social Support Scales. Moreover gender, age and the number of years spent in job vvere not found to be significant on the scores of the scales.