Publication: A descriptive study of female suicide deaths from 2005 to 2011 in Van City, Turkey
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HEKİMOĞLU, Yavuz
ESEN MELEZ, İPEK ESEN
CANTÜRK, Nergis
ERKOL, Zehra Zerrin
DİZDAR, Mustafa Gökhan
CANTÜRK, Gürol
MELEZ, Deniz Oğuzhan
KIR, Muhammed Ziya
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Background: Female suicide is an important problem not only for women but for public health in general.
Methods: Autopsy reports from the Van Chief Public Prosecutor's Office from 2005 to 2011 were reviewed retrospectively in order to analyse female deaths from suicide.
Results: Sixty-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.
Conclusions: Cultural 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.
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HEKİMOĞLU Y., ESEN MELEZ İ. E. , CANTÜRK N., ERKOL Z. Z. , DİZDAR M. G. , CANTÜRK G., MELEZ D. O. , KIR M. Z. , -A descriptive study of female suicide deaths from 2005 to 2011 in Van City, Turkey-, BMC WOMENS HEALTH, cilt.16, ss.1-7, 2016