@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes towards suicide among Kurdish people in Iran",
journal="Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology",
year="2008",
author="Mofidi, Naser and Ghazinour, Mehdi and Salander-Renberg, Elenor and Richter, Jorg",
volume="43",
number="4",
pages="291-298",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Attitudes towards suicide represent a key stage in the pathway leading to suicide. A deeper understanding of the social, psychological and treatment-related factors influencing the development of attitudes towards suicide could guide suicide prevention strategies especially in a neglected population like Kurds. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study in Iranian Kurdistan, 1,000 households participated in the investigation from April to May 2006 selected by a cluster random sampling process. A questionnaire on attitudes towards suicide (ATTS) was used to measure suicide related attitudes and thoughts. RESULTS: Suicide related experiences were more often reported from the wider social network (relative, friends, acquaintances) than from family members. There is a significant accumulation of suicide related experiences when a related event was reported in the close family. The level of suicide related attitudes is related to age, gender, marital status, level of education and employment status. DISCUSSION: Openness towards the topic of suicide as well as abilities to communicate about it should be improved by educating the public and additionally be promoted by changing conservative value systems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0933-7954",
doi="10.1007/s00127-007-0296-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-007-0296-7"
}