Study of Process and Causes Related to Suicide in Ilam Province During 1992-2005

This study evaluated some variables related to suicide & compared these variables between people who attempted suicide & those who died by suicide during 1992-2005 in Ilam province, Iran. Through retrospective study, all data related to 2,854 people who died by suicide were investigated in detail. Among 2,845 suicide records, 61.6% were female & the mean age of patients was 24.8 years. The main causes related to suicide were family conflict, psychological problems, & physical problems, respectively. Logistic regression revealed that suicide was considerably affected by the availability of means, town of residence, age, cause of suicide, & ethnic status. (10 refs.) JA