Self-immolation a predictable method of suicide: A comparison study of warning signs for suicide by self-immolation and by self-poisoning

A model to explain suicide by self-immolation among Iranian women: A grounded theory study

“…Researchers also report that a specific family quarrel is frequently an immediate precursor for self-immolation attempts [10]. Similar to reports from other countries, Iranian studies also cite cultural factors that increase risk of self-immolation including marriage-and divorce-related traditions that impact family conflicts, imitative acts whereby women imitate self-immolation threats from peers and sisters [10,29], mental health disorders [30,31], para-suicidal gestures [10,27,32] and easy access to accelerants [10,22].…”

A case-control study of psychosocial risk and protective factors of self-immolation in Iran

“…They reported that patients who attempted self-poising were more likely to show signs of seeking a suicide device, depressed mood, severe change in mood, lack of interest in work and education, and reckless behaviors; these signs were less obvious in self-immolators. They suggest that warning signs of self-immolation might be more challenging to identify since it seems to be a more spontaneous act [25].…”

“…While the male to female ration in self-immolation is higher in developed countries [17], in Eastern Mediterranean countries such as Iran, Afghanestan, India, Sir Lanka share self-immolation is highly prevalent among young adults [3,[18][19][20], women [21,17,22,23], and population that experience economic adversity and poverty and low education [16,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

Os motivos da escolha do fogo nas tentativas de suicídio realizadas por mulheres

“…Essa é considerada uma das formas mais dramáticas e fatais dentre todas, estando relacionado a questões culturais e políticas, principalmente nos países do Ocidente (J. L. S. Macedo, Rosa, & Silva, 2011). A queimadura produz cicatrizes desfi gurantes e a sua recuperação é dolorosa física e psiquicamente (Rezaie, Khazaie, Soleimani, & Schwebel, 2011). Situações desse tipo acontecem com maior incidência nas sociedades em desenvolvimento do que em países desenvolvidos (Ahmadi et al, 2009).…”

“…Estudos têm mostrado que a grande maioria dos sujeitos que cometem tentativa de suicídio através do fogo é do sexo feminino (Ahmadi et al, 2009;Hanna & Ahmad, 2009;Mabrouk, Omar, Massoud, Sherif, & Sayed, 1999;Macente, Santos, & Zandonade, 2009;Rezaie et al, 2011;Taghaddosinejad, Sheikhazadi, Behnoush, Reshadati, & Anary, 2010). Dentre os motivos mais frequentes nesses casos estão os problemas afetivos e as difi culdades fi nanceiras, podendo haver, inclusive, uma associação entre ambos (Ahmadi et al, 2009;Makhlouf, Alvarez, & de la Grandmaison, 2011).…”