Self-Immolation in Kermanshah City, Iran; a Serious Suicide Intention?

Self-Immolation in Kermanshah City, Iran; a Serious Suicide Intention?

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Abstract Aims: The reason of selecting self-immolation as a mean to commit suicide is unclear.This study was designed to compare neflintw-r6mpw 2 groups of people with and without intention to suicide that had self-immolated.Instrument & Methods: All 227 self-immolated patients who had been admitted to the burn unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Kermanshah City, Iran, during 2003 to 2004 participated in this cross-sectional study.

All the samples and their families were interviewed and a psychiatrist completed DSM-IV symptom checklist.Data were analyzed by SPSS 11 using descriptive statistic methods, two-sample T and Chi-square tests.Findings: 30x24x24 wall cabinet 126 of the patients (55.

5%) had suicidal intent and 97 (42.7%) reported prior suicidal plan.The mortality rate of the suicidal intent patients was 61.

1% and non-suicidal intent patients was 36.6%.Personality disorder was the only psychiatric problem that was significantly different between two groups of patients with and without intent of suicide.

Conclusion: Self-immolation cannot be considered as a suicidal attempt in Kermanshah City, Iran.