@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior and manners of death: a multicenter autopsy study",
journal="Turkish journal of medical sciences",
year="2017",
author="Ozsoy, Sait and Yaşar Teke, Hacer and Ketenci, Huseyin Cetin and Gok, Ertugrul and Karbeyaz, Kenan and Akar, Taner and Alkurt Alkan, Hanife and Akyol, Mesut and Cöngöloğlu, Mehmet Ayhan and Sezigen, Sermet and Dursun, Ahmet Zahit and Ozkök, Alper and Sari, Serhat",
volume="47",
number="6",
pages="1778-1784",
abstract="Background/aim: This study aimed to determine the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSIB) and manners of death.<br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study retrospectively evaluated 6604 autopsy cases evaluated at forensic medicine institutes of six major cities of Turkey. The study group consisted of all cases with NSSIB findings. The control group was created from cases without signs of NSSIB. <br><br>RESULTS: We found that the numbers of possible suicide and homicide cases in the NSSIB (+) group were significantly higher than in the NSSIB (-) group. The possibility of death due to suicide was 3.213 times and homicide was 2.004 times higher than natural deaths in the NSSIB (+) group compared with the NSSIB (-) group.<br><br>CONCLUSION: The presence of NSSIB might increase the risk of death due to suicide and homicide, especially in adolescence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1300-0144",
doi="10.3906/sag-1701-101",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1701-101"
}