Suicides in Turkey Between 1996 and 2005

Aşırdizer, Mahmut; Yavuz, Mehmet Sunay; Aydın, Seçkin; Dizdar, Mustafa Gökhan

doi:10.1097/paf.0b013e3181cfc658

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“…It was reported that suicide cases were more frequently observed in young patients (1,6,23,25,26), particularly females, and the age group of 15-24 years was considered risky with respect to suicide tendency (5,8,10). Furthermore, the results we obtained in our study are consistent with the literature.…”

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Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Ekingen¹,

Göktekin²,

Ardıç³

et al. 2015

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Aim: This study aims to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of and the type of analgesics taken by patients who were admitted to our emergency service for attempting suicide by taking an analgesic. Materials and Methods:Records of 201 patients, who were admitted to our emergency service as a result of getting suicide purpose medicine as long as eight years, were retrospectively assessed. Results:In this study, it was determined that 210 patients took analgesics for suicide purpose. Of these, 71.1% were females. Of all patients, 49.2% were single, 48.8% were married, and 2% were divorced. The frequency of suicide attempt between the ages of 15 and 24 years was higher (56.7%). It was determined that 157 (78.1%) patients attempted suicide for drawing attention. It was decided that patients were mostly admitted to the emergency service between 21:00 and 24:00 h after taking the drug. Furthermore, it was determined that as an analgesic type, paracetamol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) were most frequently taken. The number of suicide attempts with multiple drugs was higher than that with a single drug (57.7%). While 103 (51.24%) patients were discharged after emergency service intervention, 73 (36.3%) patients were admitted to various clinics. Conclusion:In emergency services, the most frequently observed the suicide method was taking drugs. Moreover, in the medicines analgesic intake frequency takes an important place within the drugs. Analgesics, particularly derivatives, including paracetamol and NSAID, were the preferred drug group in suicide attempts because of their easy availability in society. (Eurasian J Emerg Med 2015; 14: 172-6)

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Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Ekingen¹,

Göktekin²,

Ardıç³

et al. 2015

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“…Hanging (59.6%) was the primary suicide method, followed by firearms (15.8%), jumping from a high place (12.3%) and drug intake (10.5%) in the present study (Table-3). Asirdizer et al stated that the methods of suicide varied by genders and age (22). Also, it is possible to see this variability in (Table-3).…”

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“…In Northern India and China, intoxications are the most common methods (21,23,24). In Turkey, hanging was reported as the most often-preferred suicide method (44.8%), followed by firearms (22.2%), medical intake (16.3%) and jumping from a high place (10.3%) (22). Hanging (59.6%) was the primary suicide method, followed by firearms (15.8%), jumping from a high place (12.3%) and drug intake (10.5%) in the present study (Table-3).…”

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İzmir (Türkiye)'de ergen ve gençlerde mediko-legal ölümlerin analizi

Tatar¹,

Uluçay²,

Aşırdizer³

et al. 2014

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) logged by the Izmir Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine (Turkey). The cases were evaluated according to age, sex, the manner of death, the cause of death and findings of toxicological analysis. Data was classified and statistically analyzed.Results: 75.4% of cases were males. The vast majority of deaths were related to external causes (91.8%), especially road traffic accidents and accidents at home, followed by suicides (24.6%) and homicides (13.4%). The majority of suicides were committed by hanging (59.6%) and most of the homicides by firearms (51.6%). Natural death accounted for only 7.3% of all deaths and 41.2% of them were related to acute myocardial infarction. Conclusion:The vast majority of deaths were found to be related to external causes, in particular unintentional causes. Considering the role of traffic accidents and home accidents among unintentional deaths, efforts to prevent traffic accidents and accidents at home could significantly reduce mortality in this age group. Additionally, we think that the expansion of free youth counseling centers to provide psychological support for adolescents and teenagers will reduce mortality in this age group.

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“…The 15-24 age group has the biggest number of suicides almost every year (Asirdizer et al, 2010). The 25-34 age group takes the second place (Fig.…”

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Suicide in Turkey: its changes and regional differences

Yakar

Temurçin

Kervankıran

2017

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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The temporal dimensions and tendencies, including some characteristic features of suicide in Turkey during the social transformation process, are the subject of this study with a focus on the provinces and differentiation on a regional scale. The number of suicides in Turkey and the characteristic features of those committing suicide during the years 1974-2013 have been collected in the ‘Suicide Statistics’ yearbook within this context. Both the suicide numbers as well as the crude suicide rates in Turkey have increased from the last quarter of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century. As a matter of fact the number of suicides which was 788 in 1975 increased at a rate of 304.7% to become 3189 in 2013. The crude suicide rate per 100,000 population increased from 1.95 in 1975 to 1.69 in 1980, to 2.42 in 1990, to 2.67 in 2000 and increased to 4.19 in 2013. Although crude suicide rates are smaller than those in most European countries, the fact that there is a rapidly increasing trend indicates that it has started to become a significant public health problem.

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Suicides in Turkey Between 1996 and 2005

Cited by 26 publications

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Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

Retrospective Analysis of Suicide Attempt with Analgesics

İzmir (Türkiye)'de ergen ve gençlerde mediko-legal ölümlerin analizi

Suicide in Turkey: its changes and regional differences

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