Familial Risk Factors for Self-Immolation: A Case-Control Study

Abstract

Findings from this study suggest marital conflict with the spouse and conflict with other members of the family are risk factors for self-immolation. Screening, identification, and education of at-risk individuals on problem solving and other aspects of coping skills, as well as interpersonal relationships, could be appropriate preventive actions and strategies to reduce self-immolation in Iran.

The self-inflicted burns-Typology and its prognostic relevance in a 14-year review of self-inflicted burns in a tertiary referral centre

“…The high rates of suicide attempts by SIB in these regions have been attributed to several factors, namely: the 'dowry' system [2,[19][20][21], the influence of Ancient Greeks [22], religious influences [23,24], sanguine marriages [25], the traditional style of Kurdish women's clothing [26], and even the possible contamination with natural sour gas containing hydrogen sulfide [27]. Not surprisingly, several authors have proposed that Public Health measures to curb the incidence of SIB must be based on a deep knowledge of the risk factors associated with SIB in specific populations [2,5,6,19,20,28]. By using this strategy, Ahmadi and Ytterstad, for example, were able to reduce the mean self-immolation attempts rate by 57% in the Iranian city of Gilangharb [6].…”

“…This method of suicide is reported most frequently in developing nations, being rather rare in developed countries [3]. In fact, in developing countries, like Iran, India, and Sri Lanka, it represents as many as 27% of all suicide attempts [2,5,6]. However, even in developed countries, it corresponds to approximately 1% of all suicides [5,7,8].…”

“…In fact, in developing countries, like Iran, India, and Sri Lanka, it represents as many as 27% of all suicide attempts [2,5,6]. However, even in developed countries, it corresponds to approximately 1% of all suicides [5,7,8]. Consequently, selfimmolation is responsible for 2-6% of admissions to Burn Units in Europe and North America, and for as many as 25% of admissions in developing nations [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

Os motivos da escolha do fogo nas tentativas de suicídio realizadas por mulheres

“…A queimadura produz cicatrizes desfi gurantes e a sua recuperação é dolorosa física e psiquicamente (Rezaie, Khazaie, Soleimani, & Schwebel, 2011). Situações desse tipo acontecem com maior incidência nas sociedades em desenvolvimento do que em países desenvolvidos (Ahmadi et al, 2009).…”

“…Estudos têm mostrado que a grande maioria dos sujeitos que cometem tentativa de suicídio através do fogo é do sexo feminino (Ahmadi et al, 2009;Hanna & Ahmad, 2009;Mabrouk, Omar, Massoud, Sherif, & Sayed, 1999;Macente, Santos, & Zandonade, 2009;Rezaie et al, 2011;Taghaddosinejad, Sheikhazadi, Behnoush, Reshadati, & Anary, 2010). Dentre os motivos mais frequentes nesses casos estão os problemas afetivos e as difi culdades fi nanceiras, podendo haver, inclusive, uma associação entre ambos (Ahmadi et al, 2009;Makhlouf, Alvarez, & de la Grandmaison, 2011).…”