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Parasuicide
There is a dearth of literature regarding suicide in Moslem countries, to the extent of denial of its existence.
An Egyptian investigation, a descriptive study of parasuicide in Cairo comprised 200 cases from a total of 1,155 patients who attempted suicide in 1975.
There is a dearth of literature regarding suicide in Moslem countries, to the extent of denial of its existence.
An Egyptian investigation, a descriptive study of parasuicide in Cairo comprised 200 cases from a total of 1,155 patients who attempted suicide in 1975.
Those were the patients admitted to the casualty department of Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo, with a catchment area of approximately 3million.
A crude rate of suicide attempts in Cairo was found to be 38.5/100,000. There was a high percentage among the age group of 15- to 44-year-olds, with no major difference between the genders, higher prevalence among single individuals, with students showing the highest risk (40%). Depressive illnesses, hysterical reactions and adjustment disorders, in that order of frequency, were the main causes of the attempt. Overdose by tablet ingestion was the most
common method used (80%). Official government reports are misleading and do not represent the true rate. A crude estimate of suicide in Egypt would be about 3.5/100,000, assuming that 1 in 10 suicide attempts ends with actual suicide.
A study of 91 persons admitted for attempted suicide to the casualty department of three hospitals in Cairo from 1981 to 1982 found that the majority of attempters were young women (age range, 15-34 years) belonging to large, overcrowded families.
They showed a higher tendency to be single, literate and unemployed than the corresponding age group in the general population. Drug overdose was the most common method used. The majority made their attempts at home when there was somebody nearby, and 31% had previous non-serious attempts.
Dysthymic disorders, adjustment, affective and personality disorders were the most common diagnoses.
Attempters scored high in neuroticism, extroversion and psychoticism.
common method used (80%). Official government reports are misleading and do not represent the true rate. A crude estimate of suicide in Egypt would be about 3.5/100,000, assuming that 1 in 10 suicide attempts ends with actual suicide.
A study of 91 persons admitted for attempted suicide to the casualty department of three hospitals in Cairo from 1981 to 1982 found that the majority of attempters were young women (age range, 15-34 years) belonging to large, overcrowded families.
They showed a higher tendency to be single, literate and unemployed than the corresponding age group in the general population. Drug overdose was the most common method used. The majority made their attempts at home when there was somebody nearby, and 31% had previous non-serious attempts.
Dysthymic disorders, adjustment, affective and personality disorders were the most common diagnoses.
Attempters scored high in neuroticism, extroversion and psychoticism.
