Author/Authors :
Eizadi-Mood ، Nastaran نويسنده MD, PhD, Associated Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Akuchekian، Shahla نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , , Sabzghabaee، Ali Mohammad نويسنده , , Farzad، Gheshlaghi نويسنده Department of Clinical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , , Hessami، Naeimeh نويسنده General Physician, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan ,
Abstract :
Background: Prevention of suicide is one of the most important
issues of community medicine in the world. Because of high
accessibility of people to different drugs in our society, one of
the easiest ways of suicide is intentional self?poisoning. In this
study, demographic factors and health status of the patients with
intentional self?poisoning were evaluated.
Methods: A cross?sectional study was conducted in the poisoning
referral center on 384 patients aged 15–40 years who committed
intentional self?poisoning. Information was gathered using two
questionnaires about demographic characteristics and the general
health status of the patients.
Results: 70.5% of the patients had easy accessibility to drugs. Most
of the patients were women (62.5%) and single (51%). History of
psychological disease was demonstrated in 82.5% of patients. In
terms of general health status, the most common problems were
social dysfunction (97.57%) and depression (88.9%).
Conclusion: Easy accessibility to drugs and psychological problems
may increase the risk of intentional self?poisoning. Being religious
and the consequent hopefulness may have a positive protecting
effect for the prevention of intentional self-poisoning.
