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Prospective evaluation of suicide cases presented to national environmental and clinical toxicology center / Mona Mohamed Abdelhamid Eldesoky ; Supervised Abla Abdelrahman Ali , Iman Fawzy Gaballa , Mokhtar Fathy Abdelsatar

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Mona Mohamed Abdelhamid Eldesoky , 2018Description: 162 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • التقييم المستقبلي لحالات الانتحار المقدمة الي المركز القومى للسموم البيئية والأكلينيكية [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology Summary: Suicide is a tragic and potentially preventable public health problem. It is the 3rd leading cause of death among young adults worldwide.It was reported that drug overdose was the most common means of suicide in Egypt. Pesticides are a common suicidal agent. Aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of suicidal cases admitted to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology Research Centre (NECTR) during six months period from (April to September 2017) regarding the most common poison used and different socio-demographic factors in attempt to identify high risk individuals in our community. This prospective study included 162 suicidal cases who were admitted to the National Environmental and Clinical Toxicological Research Center. The results of this study showed that The most frequent age group was those between 18-40 years(60.5%) followed by those below 18 years (33.3%) with female dominance(79%).The most frequently ingested agents were pesticides (34%) followed by miscellaneous agents (30.9%) then psychoactive agents (11.1%). The most common cause of attempting suicide was social problems (69.1%) followed by psychological causes (11.7%). The mortality rate was (4.3%).
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.13.M.Sc.2018.Mo.P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110076389000
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Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology

Suicide is a tragic and potentially preventable public health problem. It is the 3rd leading cause of death among young adults worldwide.It was reported that drug overdose was the most common means of suicide in Egypt. Pesticides are a common suicidal agent. Aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of suicidal cases admitted to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology Research Centre (NECTR) during six months period from (April to September 2017) regarding the most common poison used and different socio-demographic factors in attempt to identify high risk individuals in our community. This prospective study included 162 suicidal cases who were admitted to the National Environmental and Clinical Toxicological Research Center. The results of this study showed that The most frequent age group was those between 18-40 years(60.5%) followed by those below 18 years (33.3%) with female dominance(79%).The most frequently ingested agents were pesticides (34%) followed by miscellaneous agents (30.9%) then psychoactive agents (11.1%). The most common cause of attempting suicide was social problems (69.1%) followed by psychological causes (11.7%). The mortality rate was (4.3%).

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