TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The relationship between nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior and manners of death: a multicenter autopsy study
JO  - Turkish journal of medical sciences
A1  - Ozsoy, Sait
A1  - Yaşar Teke, Hacer
A1  - Ketenci, Huseyin Cetin
A1  - Gok, Ertugrul
A1  - Karbeyaz, Kenan
A1  - Akar, Taner
A1  - Alkurt Alkan, Hanife
A1  - Akyol, Mesut
A1  - Cöngöloğlu, Mehmet Ayhan
A1  - Sezigen, Sermet
A1  - Dursun, Ahmet Zahit
A1  - Ozkök, Alper
A1  - Sari, Serhat
SP  - 1778
EP  - 1784
VL  - 47
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1300-0144
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-1701-101
ID  - ref1
ER  -