Suicides in Trakya Region, Turkey, from 1984 to 2004
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate some features of suicide cases in Trakya region, Turkey. During the 21-year period from January 1984 to September 2004, there were 137 suicide cases autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Trakya University. Suicides comprised 16.1% of all forensic autopsies. Twenty-seven per cent of the cases were aged between 21 and 30 years and the mean age was 39.7 years. Males constituted 78.1% of the cases. The most frequent method of suicide was hanging (40.1%), followed by firearms, and poisoning. Overall, suicide rates in males showed an increase in the last five years. Most of the suicides occurred in the winter months. In conclusion, since suicides present a major public health problem, detection and prevention methods must be developed for high-risk groups.
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In Turkey, the primary mechanism of suicide was hanging (40.1%), followed by firearms (21.1%) and consumption of poison (19.7%).
“The primary mechanism of suicide was by hanging (40.1%), followed by the use of firearms (21.1%) and consumption of poison (19.7%).”
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- Authors
- AZMAK, A. D.
- Affiliations
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Trakya, 22030 Edirne, Turkey
- Venue
- Medicine, Science and the Law
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 19-30
- ISSN
- 0025-8024 (ISSN-L)
- 2042-1818
- OpenAlex
- W1970797403
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Medicine Science and the Law (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Trakya University's Institutional Open Access System (Trakya University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Keywords
- suicide, Trakya region, hanging, firearms, poisoning, suicide methods, seasonal variation, suicide rates, male suicide, forensic autopsy, suicide prevention
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Autopsy, Female, Firearms, Forensic Medicine, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Poisoning, Suicide, Turkey, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution
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