Prevalence of Suicide Thoughts,Plans and Attempts in a Community Sample from Karaj,Iran |
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| Authors: | Seyed Kazem Malakouti Marzieh Nojomi Jafar Bolhari Mitra Hakimshooshtari Marjan Poshtmashhadi Diego De Leo |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 82, Mahyar st. Vali-e-Asr Ave, Tehran, 19669, Iran;(2) Department of Community Medicine, Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;(3) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;(4) Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;(5) Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of suicide ideation and behavior in a community sample of an Iranian city, Karaj. Study sample consisted of 2,300 subjects, chosen randomly from the community. The WHO/SUPRE-MISS survey questionnaire, used in this study. Lifetime prevalence for suicide thoughts, plans and attempts were 12.7, 6.2 and 3.3%, respectively and for the previous year they were 5.7, 2.9 and 1%, respectively. Although it is not possible to generalize the results to the country, but in some area of Iran, the prevalence of suicide ideation, plan and attempt appeared to be similar to that of many developed countries. |
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| Keywords: | Suicide ideation Suicide attempt Community survey Epidemiology Iran |
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