A descriptive study of female suicide deaths from 2005 to 2011 in Van city, Turkey

BMC Women's Health

Research Article

Nergis Canturk¹  Z. Zerrin Erkol²  Gurol Canturk³  Ipek Esen Melez⁴  Ziya Kir⁵  Yavuz Hekimoglu⁶  Mustafa Gokhan Dizdar⁷  Deniz Oguzhan Melez⁸ 

[1] Department of Criminalistics, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey;Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey;Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey;Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey;Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey;Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey;Manisa Branch Office, Ministry of Justice Council of Forensic Medicine, Manisa, Turkey;Ministry of Justice Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey;

关键词: Forensic science;    Forensic pathology;    Women;    Suicide;    Death;    Autopsy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-016-0299-1

 received in 2014-03-19, accepted in 2016-04-16,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundFemale suicide is an important problem not only for women but for public health in general.MethodsAutopsy reports from the Van Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office from 2005 to 2011 were reviewed retrospectively in order to analyse female deaths from suicide.ResultsSixty-six female suicide cases were recorded during 2005–2011. The mean age of the cases was 22.64 (sd = 10.09) years, and nine were below the age of 15. The most common method of suicide was hanging (44 cases, 66.7 %). Five (7.6 %) of the cases were under treatment for depression, and 12 (18.2 %) cases had a previous suicide attempt.ConclusionsCultural suppression of females and prevention of their socialization in enclave societies are risk factors for female suicides. The number of female suicide attempts, especially recurring attempts, should be reduced via psychiatric scanning, follow-up sessions and therapy for high-risk individuals.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Hekimoglu et al. 2016