title: Suicide by burning.
abstract: Of 164 patients admitted to a university hospital burn unit, 15 (9%) had attempted suicide, and 5 of the 15 died. The use of a flammable liquid was the most common method of attempted suicide; the most common psychiatric diagnosis was schizophrenia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology