TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Risk and protective factor for suicide attempt in iran: a matched case-control study
JO  - Archives of Iranian medicine
A1  - Akbari, Maryam
A1  - Haghdoost, AliAkbar
A1  - Nakhaee, Nouzar
A1  - Bahramnejad, Ali
A1  - Baneshi, Mohammad Reza
A1  - Zolala, Farzaneh
SP  - 747
EP  - 752
VL  - 18
IS  - 11
N2  - OBJECTIVE: In order to generate local evidence, a case-control study was designed to explore risk factors for suicide attempts (SA) in one of the larger cities in the southeast of Iran-Kerman. <br><br>METHODS: From one of the main referral hospitals, 300 cases and 300 age- and sex-matched controls were recruited. On top of demographic variables, the following variables were compared in the two groups: personality traits, psychological condition, religiosity, coping skills, general health, and recent stressful events. <br><br>RESULTS: Having adjusted for recent stressful events as the most important factor (OR = 1.66, P-value < 0.001), the main significant variables were: general health (1.04, P = 0.02), the support of friends (OR = 0.95, P-value = 0.04), being problem-focused mentality (OR = 0.88, P-value = 0.005), and intrinsic religiousness (OR = 0.86, P-value = 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Although, recent stress increased the risk of SA considerably, other factors such as general health, friends' support, and being problem-focused may predispose subjects independently. Conversely, intrinsic religious beliefs and close social networks may have protective effects. Therefore, a multi-disciplinary approach is recommended to minimize the burden of SA in Iran.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1029-2977
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/0151811/AIM.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -