Suicide by self-immolation in Berlin from 1990 to 2000

Rothschild, Markus A.; Raatschen, Hans-Juergen; Schneider, Victoria

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00590-4

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“…In Durban (South Africa), 9.9% of all suicides were the result of selfsacrifice 12 . On the other hand, in Germany, burn was much less used as a means of suicide, accounting for only 0.76% of all suicides in Berlin 13 . The meaning and interpretation of self-inflicted burns as a suicide method varied according to the country and are probably due to cultural, religious and psychological differences.…”

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Queimaduras autoinfligidas: tentativa de suicídio

Macedo

Rosa

Silva³

2011

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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OBJETIVO: Analisar a incidência, características, conduta e taxa de mortalidade de pacientes com autolesão por queimaduras internados no Centro de Queimaduras de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Os pacientes do estudo consistiram das vítimas de queimaduras consecutivamente internadas na Unidade de Queimados do Hospital Regional da Asa Norte, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, durante o período de fevereiro de 2008 e fevereiro de 2009. Os dados foram obtidos na admissão e foram registrados prospectivamente durante a internação. Os pacientes foram seguidos até a alta ou o óbito. RESULTADOS: No período do estudo, foram admitidos 15 casos de autolesão por queimaduras na Unidade de Queimados. A média de idade foi 38,0 ± 20,6 anos; 66,7% dos casos de autolesão por queimadura eram mulheres. Na maioria dos casos eram casadas, provedoras do lar, e pobres. O maior motivo foi conflito conjugal. A taxa de mortalidade foi 40%. A área média de superfície corporal queimada foi 38,7 ± 26,1%. O álcool foi usado por 66,7% dos pacientes como causa das queimaduras. A média de duração do tratamento foi 20,1 ± 14,8 dias. Pacientes com autoinjúria por queimadura apresentaram lesões mais extensas, permaneceram mais tempo no hospital e pior prognóstico. CONCLUSÃO: Pacientes com autolesão por queimaduras apresentaram média de idade mais elevada, maior superfície corporal queimada, maior período de internação, mais complicações infecciosas e maior taxa de letalidade do que os pacientes com queimaduras acidentais. Esses pacientes precisam de constante suporte psiquiátrico, o qual pode ser útil na prevenção de futuros episódios de autoagressão.

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Section: Results Results Results Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Queimaduras autoinfligidas: tentativa de suicídio

Macedo

Rosa

Silva³

2011

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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“…In high-income countries, psychiatric history is present in 60 to 83% of victims and familial psychiatric history in 60% [8,27,28,33]. Victims have received psychiatric medication and have been admitted to a psychiatric facility in more than half of cases [31,33,44].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Victims have received psychiatric medication and have been admitted to a psychiatric facility in more than half of cases [31,33,44]. Previous suicide attempts prior to the immolation event are found in 20 to 69% of cases, but the specific act of immolation is often the first time attempt for victims [8,18,32,33].…”

Section: Low-income Countries/ Africa -Eastern Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In high-income countries, victims of self-immolation are mainly male, aged 37.4 to 50.2 years old [8,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. The mean age is lower for self-immolation as compared to other methods of suicide.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Emotional dysregulation is related to issues, such as break-ups, infidelity, or spousal violence [11,29,32,33,35,37,38]. Motives such as social isolation are also described [18,27].…”

Section: Lethal Intentionality Premeditation and Impulsivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Variation in the Incidence of Self-Immolation According To Culture and Income Level: A Literature Review

Sarah¹,

Ss²

2017

Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology

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Self-immolation is most commonly observed in the Middle East and Western Asia. It is far less common in the Western world. Documented cases in the West indicate that victims are more likely to be immigrants, indicating that there may be cultural influences that motivate this behavior. We have performed a literature review on self-immolation in order to better understand the cultural differences behind selfimmolation and the psychopathology related to this specific behavior.

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