The investigation of factors related to suicide attempts in Southeastern Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorIbiloglu, Aslihan Okan
dc.contributor.authorAtli, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorGunes, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Mehmet Cemal
dc.contributor.authorBulut, Mahmut
dc.contributor.authorSir, Aytekin
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:18:29Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Suicide is an important health problem in Turkey as it is in all regions of the world. Suicidal behavior has multiple causes, which are broadly divided into those related to proximal stressors and those due to predisposition. Suicide statistics may be associated with mental health disorders, which are among the foremost predictors of suicide attempts. More than 90% of patients who commit suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder, usually a major depressive disorder. Other major risk factors for suicide attempts are history of suicide attempts in the family, stressful life events, sleep disturbances, poor income, unemployment, severity of symptoms of depression, and anxiety. Sleep is a complex phenomenon. Sleep disturbances can therefore be contributed to the emergence of suicidal behavior allowing for the possibility of predicting future suicides. Methods: We evaluated 106 patients who were admitted after suicide attempts to the Department of Psychiatry at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine. The recruited subjects were assessed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders, and the intensity of symptoms was evaluated using the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The mean values of the subjects attempting multiple and single suicides were compared using appropriate inferential statistical tests. Results: Most suicide attempts are believed to be preventable. Our results revealed that a great variety of risk factors are associated with an increased risk for multiple suicide attempts. Most of these attempts appeared to be spontaneous and impulsive rather than planned. In particular, this study highlights the importance of previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in the family, history of stressful life events in the previous 6 months, poor income, unemployment, sleep disturbances, severe hopelessness with depression, and coexisting symptoms of anxiety as risk factors. Conclusion: The first step in prevention of suicides is doubtlessly strong and reliable communication, due to the fact that the majority of subjects who commit suicide have had contact with a health professional during the month before the suicide.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/NDT.S97471
dc.identifier.endpage416en_US
dc.identifier.issn1178-2021
dc.identifier.pmid26966362
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84959219663
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage407en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S97471
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/18796
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000370920900003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDove Medical Press Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectSuicideen_US
dc.subjectSuicide Attempten_US
dc.subjectSociodemographicsen_US
dc.subjectMental Healthen_US
dc.subjectComorbidityen_US
dc.subjectSleep Disturbancesen_US
dc.titleThe investigation of factors related to suicide attempts in Southeastern Turkeyen_US
dc.titleThe investigation of factors related to suicide attempts in Southeastern Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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