Background: With respect to the increasing incidence of COMMITTING SUICIDE in health care centers Kordkouy, the present study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of COMMITTING SUICIDE Kordkouy.Materials and methods: It was a cross sectional study. Having referred to persons intending to commit SUICIDE or their relatives initial data were obtained. Those residing in cities other than Kordkouy, those with unclear address or repeated ones were omitted. The prevalence of successful COMMITTING SUICIDE as well its related factors were determined.Results: Of 77 cases who have intended to commit SUICIDE, 59 were included among whom 21 were males. The mean age of males was 21.2±6.3 and for females were 25.9±10.2 years. 10.2% of these subjects successful SUICIDE, to our surprise all of them were males. 60% of females were married and 81 % of males were single (p<0.005). Males have attempted SUICIDE at 11 o'clock and females at 12. 84.5% of females and 40.9% of males have attempted SUICIDE by means of drugs.Conclusion: The prevalence of COMMITTING SUICIDE was high. Further analytical studies are strorgly recommended to determine the causes of the problem.

Background: COMMITTING SUICIDE is a worldwide problem. Previous reports have revealed the high prevalence of COMMITTING SUICIDE in Iran.Nowadays, drugs, chemical agents, and poisons are widely available. Drugs are more commonly used for COMMITTING SUICIDE. The present study was carried out to determine the frequency of poisoning with chemical agents or drugs in hospitalized patients referring to Loghman Hakim hospital in winter 1999.Methods: In winter 1999, we have randomly selected 500 patients, including 313 females and 187 males, hospitalized in Loghman Hakim hospital due to poisoning. A questionnaire was filled.Results: Patients have used the following materials for COMMITTING SUICIDE: drugs (83.3%) poison for rodents (4%), chemical agents (3.8%), opium (7.6%), and alcohol (7.7%). Of drugs, benzodiazepines (17%) and TCAs (6%) were more frequently used. Meanwhile, ratsbane was used by 17%. Conclusion: Of hospitalized patients, 10.3% had required intensive cares. Almost all the patients aged 15-77 years. 75.8% had informed their family in advance, thus, threatening to COMMITTING SUICIDE should be taken serious.

COMMITTING SUICIDE, as a complex multidimensional problem, is on increase parallel with the rapid change of human societies. The present study is an attempt to study the impact of Islamic beliefs and rituals on the prevention of COMMITTING SUICIDE and as a result its reduction. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this problem, the research method incudes document analysis and meta-analysis. A review of related studies and available statistical documents and empirical evidence shows that there is a relationship between variables such as depression, illicit sex, alcohol and poor family morals on the one hand and COMMITTING SUICIDE on the other. The impermissibility of COMMITTING SUICIDE and its temptation in the Quran and Hadith, the role of Islamic beliefs (such as the blessing of life, repentance, hope and optimism, divine tribute, patience, trust, remembrance of death and the hereafter, relation with God and destiny) and the role of collective rituals and religious group social support networking in making life meaningful are very effective in preventing COMMITTING SUICIDE. Altogether, the variable of religiosity with its individual and social aspects has an impact on this phenomenon directly or indirectly.

Background: SUICIDE with plaster is a new strange way of SUICIDE which has been only committed in Lorestan province during the recent years. Regarding to uncertainty of borders of this issue, characteristics of victims, signs and symptoms and suitable management, this study was done.Methods: This descriptive (cross- sectional) study was performed on patients who committed SUICIDE with ingestion of plaster and referred to Shohadaye Ashayer hospital during 1997-2000. A questionnaire including demographic properties, signs and symptoms, type of treatment and patient's outcome was filled out for all patients. Results: Of 40 patients, 57.5 percent were females and 42.5 percent were males. Majority of patients were in range of 10-19 years (45 percent). SUICIDEs frequently occurred in summer and among students (37.5 percent). Half of patients were treated by gastric washing with normal saline that only one of them referred for surgery. Totally, seven victims underwent surgery (laparotomy, gastrotomy, excision of plaster mass, gastrorrhaphy). Half of patients had no sign and symptom. For remaining, the most common symptom and sign were abdominal pain (42.5 percent) and abdominal mass (17.5 percent) in palpitation, respectively. Only one case died who had been intoxicated with organophosphate poisoning at the same time.Conclusion: It seems gastric washing by 2 liter of normal saline immediately at the beginning of treatment and then applying conservative management and continuous following up by daily examination and taking plain abdominal X-ray are consecutively suitable management to rescue such patients.

Background and purpose: Research findings suggest a day-to-day increase in the rate of SUICIDE particularly among the youth. Recognizing the risk factors and taking measures to control them seem essential and this study was conducted to this purpose among patients admitted to Sabzevar Hospital who attempted to commit SUICIDE.Methods and materials: The study is a deh1ive study and the study population was cases of SUICIDE at Vase'ee Emergency clinic in Sabzevar Iran from which 106 cases were selected through convenient non-probability sampling. Clinical interviews were done by a psychiatrist; interviews were conducted with other family members of the cases in order to shape a clear picture of cases' personal social and economic characteristics. Throughout the interviews a checklist of intended variables was filled out. The study data were analyzed using Chi-square in SPSS.Results: In the present study, 106 cases (49.1% male and 50.9% female) with a mean age of 24.8±8.4 years were studied. The prevalence of SUICIDE risk factors were 63.2% singleness, mental disorders (41.5%) with depression being the most prevalent (28.3%), conjugal conflicts (15%), drug-dependence (14.2%), family problems (12.3%), physical disorders (8.5%), unemployment(6.6%), stressful events such as loss of a close relative (6.86%), educational problems (3.8%) and divorce (2.8%).Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study the risk factors contributing to SUICIDE in Sabzevar Iran may include adolescence and beginning of adulthood mental disorders conjugal conflicts family problems unemployment educational failure marital disagreement having lost a close kinsman and disappointment.

Background: SUICIDE is a mental health problem. According to the world health organization report, it is the third leading cause of death in people aged 15− 29 years. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included 666 SUICIDE cases who referred to the emergency unit of Shahid Mohammadi Hospital of Bandar Abbas, Iran during 2008-2014. The required data were analyzed with chi-square and one-way ANOVA tests in SPSS ver. 17. 0. Result: The highest average age of those who committed SUICIDE was that of the period 2008-2009, and this average age declined during 2010-2013. The SUICIDE rate was significantly higher in men during 2008-2010, whereas the number of women was considerably larger in the three next years. There were not significantly different regarding marital status. It was higher among singles compared to married and divorced persons. SUICIDE rates were higher among the unemployed compared to the employed and housewives. Conclusion: Rate of SUICIDE was higher at the age of 16-32-years, and in females, singles, unemployed, and urbanites.

Background & Aims: COMMITTING SUICIDE by drugs and chemical materials has had considerable dimensions in the world. Using drugs and chemical materials is known as the most common way of COMMITTING SUICIDE. Due to importance of chemical poisoning, here we study four hundred self-poisoned patients to determine the relation of stressor factors in COMMITTING SUICIDE.Methods & Materials: This cross sectional study performed by clinical interview of four hundred patients hospitalized for intentionally COMMITTING SUICIDE. Determining the variables was done in accordance with a questionnaire of Holmes-Rahe social rating scale that consists of forty stressor factors. Chi-Square test was used to determine the relationship between frequency of factors and bachelorhood, being unemployed number of children and type of poisoning.Results: From four hundred subjects, 55.5% were female and 44.5% male. 52.5% of patients were 15-24 years old. 80.8% of SUICIDEs had occurred among bachelors and unemployed people. In present study the most common stressor factors were poverty (64.75%), attracting other's attention (42.5%), unemployment (40%), quarrel between wife and husband (32.5%) and family strife (29.5%). The most common stressor factors among young adults were matrimonial quarrels and poverty. There was a significant association between frequency of stressor factors and bachelor hood, unemployment, number of children and type of poisoning material (p<0.001).Discussion: Although development of appropriate medical facilities in poisoning wards is necessary and should be noticed, but decreasing psychological health problems is essential. There might be predisposing factors for COMMITTING SUICIDE such as inadequate psychological health, drug abuse, lack of marital satisfaction, boredom on the financial problems in young adults, poor supervision by parents and cultural leadership at risk groups such as teenagers and young adults and etc.

Although some Islamic jurists do not regard intoxication as a defense to murder, Islamic Criminal Act, according to some Islamic jurists, provides that homicide while intoxication does not involve retaliation (qisas) if (1) the drunk was in a state of automatism and (2) he did not make himself drunk in order to commit murder. While the Legislator has been subtle in reflecting this religious rule in some cases, but the Legislator was not precise in other cases including commission of crimes less serious than homicide and other crimes (Hodud and Ta'zirat) while intoxication. Consequently the Legislator could not provide a comprehensive act fully consistent with Sharia (Islamic law).