TY - JOUR T1 - The study of psycho-socail factors and epidemiological characteristics of the people who attempted suicide in Hamadan TT - وضعیت روانی، اجتماعی اقدام کنندگان به خودکشی در شهرستان همدان JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 3 IS - 1 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1677-en.html Y1 - 1997 SP - 19 EP - 32 N2 - The main purpose of this study was to obtain accurate information about the psycho-social factors and epidemiological characteristics of the people who attempted suicide in Hamadan. During one year, 667 individuals who had benn brought to 4 emergency centers in Jamadan for attempting suicide, completed the personal data sheet, MMPI, and BDI.Results indicated that 63% of this group (423 persons) were female, and 37% (244 persons) were male. Those under the age of 30, attempted suicicde more than other age groups (%77.5). The majority of females who attempted suicide wre married (%63.46), whereas among males this percent was %42.22.%85.86 of subjects who completed BDI, were depressed. % 52.36 of subjects has an abnormal profile on MMPI.Family and marital discord, mental disorders (mostly depression), and unemployment wre the main reasons for suicide among this group. M3 ER -