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Suicide*

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Suicide, Attempted*

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Suicide, Attempted*

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Depression ; Suicide

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Depression ; Suicide

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Autopsy* ; Suicide*

This case report stresses the role of depression in the manifestation of a homicideattempted suicide. We report the case of a man who allegedly murdered his partner and then attempted suicide. Previously, he had several failures and rejections in relationships in addition to work-related stress. He was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and treated with antidepressant. The scarcity of homicideattempted suicide as exemplified in this case could give an insight to the Psychiatrist for better understading and possible prevention.
Depression ; Suicide

Objective: The study was conducted to describe the demographic characteristics and methods of suicide deaths from 2004-2008. Methodology: This was a descriptive study of the profile of suicide deaths in the Philippines, based from the records of the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory at Camp Crame in Quezon City, Philippines. Records of cases of suicide deaths confirmed by the P P Crime Laboratory between the dates of January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2008 were collected including age, sex, and mode of suicide. Results: There were a total of 135 records of suicide deaths that were accessed. Among the 135 subjects, 86 (63.71 %) were males and 49 (36.29%) were females at a ratio of 1.7: 1. Subjects' age ranged from 8-80 years. Seventy four cases (54.81 %) of total cases belonged to the 20-40 year old age group, followed by the 41-64 yearold age group with 45 cases or 33.33% of total cases. Twelve subjects (8.88%) of total cases belonged to the 8-19 year-old age group, and 4 subjects or 2.96% of total cases belonged to the 65-80 age bracket. No cases were recorded below 7 years old and above 80 years old. One hundred twenty one of 135 total number of cases (89.62%) resorted to hanging themselves while 8 (5.92% ) used firearms to kill themselves. Five (3.71 %) jumped from high places and 1(0.75%) died of chemical ingestion. Conclusion The study showed that majority of suicide deaths belonged to the 20-40 year-old age group and more suicide deaths occurred among males. As to age distribution by sex, most deaths occurred among the 20-40 year-old age group for both sexes. Lastly, hanging was noted to be the leading mode of suicide among the subjects.
Suicide, Completed

Parquat, more commonly used in its commercial name, Gramoxone, is a widely used herbicide for it is inexpensive and effective. It is lethal when ingested accidentally or for the purpose of committing suicide. Having experienced four patients who were injured accidentally in the eye by Gramoxone (herbicide containing paraquat and diquat), we report these cases with the review of the literatures.
Diquat ; Humans ; Paraquat* ; Suicide

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to identify the level of awareness regarding school-based suicide prevention programs in teachers who were in charge of the suicide prevention project, and to derive plans for future improvement. METHODS: A total of 582 teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools across the country participated in this study. For the study, school-based suicide prevention programs were divided into four programs : curriculum-based program, staff in-service training, screening, and postvention ; the teachers' opinions regarding each program were then gathered by conduct of an online survey. RESULTS: The results indicated that participants chose the curriculum-based program as the most easily implementable program (65.6%), and postvention as the most difficult program to implement (52.9%). The curriculum-based program was implementable due to availability of procedure. Evasion of legal responsibility was significantly greater in postvention, making the program more desirable. Barriers to effective implementation include students' and parents' resistance to screening as well as time constraints in staff in-service training. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that a variety of preceding conditions must necessarily be prepared for successful implementation of each type of suicide prevention program. Policy implications and future directions are then discussed.
Humans ; Mass Screening ; Suicide*