The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review
This systematic review aimed to help better to understand the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. The PubMed, EMR medex, Scopus, PsychInfo, ISI, and IMEMR were searched with no language limitation for papers on the epidemiology of suicidal behavior...
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doaj-7f155b54f714485bb51cb756dd390eed2020-11-25T02:54:03ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942015-05-015354848The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic ReviewSeyed Kazem Malakouti0Farnoush Davoudi1Saeed Khalid2Masoud Ahmadzad Asl3Murad Moosa Khan4Narges Alirezaei5Arash Mirabzadeh6Diego DeLeo7Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Centre, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.World Health Organization, Regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Unit, Regional Advisor, Washington, DC, United States of America.Mental Health Research Centre, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Pakistan.Mental Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Psychiatry, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Psychiatry, Australian institute for Suicide Research and Prevention,National Centre of Excellence in Suicide prevention, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. This systematic review aimed to help better to understand the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. The PubMed, EMR medex, Scopus, PsychInfo, ISI, and IMEMR were searched with no language limitation for papers on the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors in the general population, published up to August 2013. A total of 13 articles were reviewed. The incidence (per 100.000) of committed suicide ranged from 0.55 to 5.4. The lifelong prevalence of attempted suicide, suicidal plan and thoughts were 0.72-4.2%, 6.2-6.7%, and 2.9-14.1%, respectively. The figures for suicide are higher than those officially reported. Suicide behaviors' statistics is susceptible to underestimation presumably due to the socio-cultural, religious and legal barriers, not to mention the lack of well-organized registries and methodologically sound community-based surveys. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4895Suicidal behaviorsPrevalenceSystematic reviewEastern mediterranean region |
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Seyed Kazem Malakouti Farnoush Davoudi Saeed Khalid Masoud Ahmadzad Asl Murad Moosa Khan Narges Alirezaei Arash Mirabzadeh Diego DeLeo |
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Seyed Kazem Malakouti Farnoush Davoudi Saeed Khalid Masoud Ahmadzad Asl Murad Moosa Khan Narges Alirezaei Arash Mirabzadeh Diego DeLeo The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review Acta Medica Iranica Suicidal behaviors Prevalence Systematic review Eastern mediterranean region |
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Seyed Kazem Malakouti Farnoush Davoudi Saeed Khalid Masoud Ahmadzad Asl Murad Moosa Khan Narges Alirezaei Arash Mirabzadeh Diego DeLeo |
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The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review |
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The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review |
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The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review |
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The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review |
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The Epidemiology of Suicide Behaviors among the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO: a Systematic Review |
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epidemiology of suicide behaviors among the countries of the eastern mediterranean region of who: a systematic review |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Acta Medica Iranica |
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0044-6025 1735-9694 |
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2015-05-01 |
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This systematic review aimed to help better to understand the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. The PubMed, EMR medex, Scopus, PsychInfo, ISI, and IMEMR were searched with no language limitation for papers on the epidemiology of suicidal behaviors in the general population, published up to August 2013. A total of 13 articles were reviewed. The incidence (per 100.000) of committed suicide ranged from 0.55 to 5.4. The lifelong prevalence of attempted suicide, suicidal plan and thoughts were 0.72-4.2%, 6.2-6.7%, and 2.9-14.1%, respectively. The figures for suicide are higher than those officially reported. Suicide behaviors' statistics is susceptible to underestimation presumably due to the socio-cultural, religious and legal barriers, not to mention the lack of well-organized registries and methodologically sound community-based surveys.
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Suicidal behaviors Prevalence Systematic review Eastern mediterranean region |
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