title: Suicidal attempt and psychiatric disorders in Iran.
abstract: This study is part of broader research aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence and pattern of comorbidity on self-reported suicidal attempts in the general population of Iran. Overall, 25,180 subjects were interviewed, face-to-face, at home; the lifetime prevalence was 1.4% (0.9% males and 2% females). The majority of attempters were 26-55 years of age, married, more highly educated, female, retired, and lived in urban areas. Many of the attempters (45.3%) reported at least one psychiatric disorder during their lifetime; major depressive disorder (22%), panic disorder (6.3%), and obsessive compulsive disorder (6%) was the most common. Because less than half of suicidal attempters reported a psychiatric disorder, the existence of other pathways to suicide may be important foci for prevention. Many of the demographic correlates of suicidal behavior in Iran are very similar to those seen in Western cutlures; however, the sociodemographic factors such as few working women and very low levels of divorce is quite different to that of Western populations.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran. mohanmadi@nrcms.ir
authors.forename: Mohammad-Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanizadeh
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahgozart
authors.forename: Ahmad Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Noorbala
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malekafzali
authors.forename: Haratoun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Davidian
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naghavi
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soori
authors.forename: Seyed Abbas Bagheri
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yazdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*