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<Journal>
<PublisherName></PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>International Journal of Preventive Medicine</JournalTitle>
<Issn>2008-7802</Issn>
<Volume>3</Volume>
<Issue>1</Issue>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>03</Month>
<Day>12</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>General Health Status in a Cohort of Iranian Patients with Intentional Self‑poisoning: A Preventive Approach</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>118</FirstPage>
<LastPage>118</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Nastaran</FirstName>
<LastName>Eizadi-mood</LastName>
<Affiliation>Associate Professor of of Toxicology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. izadi@med.mui.ac.ir</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Shahla</FirstName>
<LastName>Akuchekian</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Ali Mohammad</FirstName>
<LastName>Sabzghabaee</LastName>
<Affiliation>PhD, Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.. sabzghaba@pharm.mui.ac.ir</Affiliation>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Farzad</FirstName>
<LastName>Gheshlaghi</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Naeimeh</FirstName>
<LastName>Hessami</LastName>
</Author>
</AuthorList>
<History>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>02</Month>
<Day>02</Day>
</PubDate>
<PubDate>
<Year>2011</Year>
<Month>03</Month>
<Day>07</Day>
</PubDate>
</History>
<Abstract>Background: Prevention of&nbsp; suicide is one of&nbsp; the most important issues of&nbsp; community medicine in the world. Because of&nbsp; high accessibility of&nbsp; people to different drugs in our society, one of &nbsp;the easiest ways of&nbsp; suicide is intentional self‑poisoning. In this study, demographic factors and health status of&nbsp; the patients with intentional self‑poisoning were evaluated.Methods: A cross‑sectional study was conducted in the poisoning referral center on 384 patients aged 15&ndash;40&nbsp; years who committed intentional self‑poisoning. Information was gathered using two questionnaires about demographic characteristics and the general health status of&nbsp; the patients.Results: 70.5% of&nbsp; the patients had easy accessibility to drugs. Most of&nbsp; the patients were women (62.5%) and single (51%). History of&nbsp; psychological disease was demonstrated in 82.5% of&nbsp; patients. In terms of&nbsp; general health status, the most common problems were social dysfunction (97.57%) and depression (88.9%).Conclusion: Easy accessibility to drugs and psychological problems may increase the risk of&nbsp; intentional self‑poisoning. Being religious and the consequent hopefulness may have a positive protecting effect for the prevention of&nbsp; intentional self‑poisoning.Keywords: Demographic characteristics, general health status, intentional self‑poisoning, suicide</Abstract>
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