Resource Tag: IRAQ
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Insight of suicide in Iraq: A coroner’s report
Background Suicide is a serious public health problems worldwide. Although suicide rates in the eastern Medetranian region are lower than western countries, increasing incidences is reported. This study aims to explore the demographic, clinical characteristics, and associated variables of people died by suicide in Iraq through a limited retrospective sample symbolized as biopsy. Methods The […]
Evaluation of suicide among Iranian ex-prisoners of war in Iraq detention camps (1980-90)
Background: Prisoners of war (POWs) are usually at risk of suicide due to problems such as torture, social and emotional deprivation, etc. The present study aimed to investigate suicide cases among Iranian prisoners of war (POWs) over ten years of their presence in the camps in Iraq (1980-1990). Methods: Data required in this study were collected in […]
Suicide incidence and risk factors in an active duty US military population.
Objectives. The goal of this study was to investigate and identify risk factors for suicide among all active duty members of the US military during 2005 or 2007. Methods. The study used a cross-sectional design and included the entire active duty military population. Study sample sizes were 2 064 183 for 2005 and 1 981 […]
Systemic vulnerabilities to suicide among veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: review of case reports from a National Veterans Affairs database.
While suicide among recently returned veterans is of great concern, it is a relatively rare occurrence within individual hospitals and clinics. Root cause analysis (RCA) generates a detailed case report that can be used to identify system-based vulnerabilities following an adverse event. Review of a national database of RCA reports may identify common vulnerabilities and […]
Pattern of Attempted Suicide in Babylon in the Last 6 Years of Sanctions Against Iraq
This study describes the pattern of attempted suicide in the Babylon governate of Iraq during the last 6 years of sanctions. A retrospective case-note review was done & included all persons referred to a hospital between May 1996-May 2002 following self-poisoning or self-injury. The study sample was marked by a high proportion of psychiatric diagnoses […]
Our Common Responsibility: the Impact of a new war on Iraqi Children
This manuscript examines the physical & mental well being of children in Iraq in January 2003. Various social conditions within Iraq are discussed: the depletion of family resources, malnutrition & traumatic loss. The researchers found that 37% of children in the survey sample felt that life was not worth living most of the time, & […]