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Seyed Kazem Malakouti1, Marzieh Nojomi, Jafar Bolhari
1Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. kmalakouti@iums.ac.ir
Abstract:
Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of suicide ideation and behavior in a community sample of an Iranian city, Karaj. Study sample consisted of 2,300 subjects, chosen randomly from the community. The WHO/SUPRE-MISS survey questionnaire, used in this study. Lifetime prevalence for suicide thoughts, plans and attempts were 12.7, 6.2 and 3.3%, respectively and for the previous year they were 5.7, 2.9 and 1%, respectively. Although it is not possible to generalize the results to the country, but in some area of Iran, the prevalence of suicide ideation, plan and attempt appeared to be similar to that of many developed countries.
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