Assessment of stress in patients with suicide attempts referred to the Emergency Poisoning Unit of Yazd in 2016

• Published in: Ghana medical journal 2022-06, Vol.56 (2), p.127-131
• Main Authors: Jamali, Rahele, Bozorg, Bonnie, Owliaei, Hamid, Bidaki, Reza, Bashardoost, Nasrolah, Keinia, Soudabeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 0016-9560; 2616-163X
• DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v56i2.10

Objective: Stress and life changes such as ageing, spouse’s death, divorce, marriage, job loss, retirement, illness, interpersonal relationships and a history of suicide ideation or attempt may be considered risk factors for suicide attempts. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between stress and suicide.Design: Case-controlled and retrospective study.Participants: Patients referred to the Emergency Poisoning Unit of Yazd, were used as a case group and other ad-mitted patients with various plans and etiologies were a control group, matched on age, gender, marital status and place of residence.Settings: Patients were asked to fill out a questionnaire including age, gender, economic status, marital status, place of residence, a background of suicide, and history of family members’ suicide as well as the Holmes-Rahe scale. SPSS 16, chi-square and t-test were used for analyzing data.Results: Comparing the Holmes-Rahe stress scale’s scores of the case group (312.9±84.60) and control group (224.62±85.57) showed a significant statistical difference (P