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Continuity from suicidal ideations to suicide attempts? An investigation in 18-55 years old adult Iranian Kurds.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19756339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Suicidal ideation as a critical point for the identification of individuals at risk of committing suicide/attempting suicide. METHODS: Cross-sectional study; random sample; n = 1,000; attitudes towards Suicide questionnaire. RESULTS: Iranian Kurds reported very few suicide attempts, whereas the prevalence of reported suicidal thoughts was found to be very high. The reported frequency of suicidal thoughts and the number of suicide attempts during the last year was significantly higher than that from earlier in life. CONCLUSIONS: A continuum of suicidal behaviour is supported; but, this did not include self-reported suicide attempts. The reported frequency of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts was highly dependent on applied response categories and the considered timeframe, which has to be considered thoroughly when interpreting related results.
Authors:
Mehdi Ghazinour; Naser Mofidi; Jörg Richter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2009-09-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1433-9285     ISO Abbreviation:  Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-13     Completed Date:  2010-11-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804358     Medline TA:  Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  973-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Attitude to Death / ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Iran / ethnology
Male
Middle Aged
Minority Groups / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Sampling Studies
Sex Factors
Suicide / ethnology,  psychology*,  statistics & numerical data
Suicide, Attempted / ethnology,  psychology,  statistics & numerical data*

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