Gender differences in completed suicides in Istanbul, Turkey

Taktak S., Uzun I., Balcioglu I.

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, cilt.145, sa.3, ss.394-399, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 145 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.055
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.394-399
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Psychological autopsy studies have been widely used to identify the cause of suicide. However, gender is one of the most frequently replicated predictors for suicide. To identify further the significant risk factors for suicide among males and females separately.