Although global rates of suicide have dropped in the last 30 years, youth in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) continue to be highly represented in suicide statistics yet …

Objective: To provide guidance for the organisation and delivery of clinical services and the
clinical management of patients who deliberately self-harm, based on scientific evidence …

Introduction A key component in the classification of all injury types is to differentiate whether
the injury was deliberately inflicted and by whom, commonly known as “intent” in the …

Self-immolation is one of the most painful methods of suicide which is widespread among
women in Kurdish regions of Iran. The present study aimed to explore the causes and …

Burns are a global public health problem with a large number of psychosocial and
psychological problems that may ensue after burn injuries. One of the commonest …

One might categorize the method of committing suicide into fatal and non-fatal methods. One
of the less recognized fatal methods of suicide is self-immolation or self-burn. In this article, a …

Introduction Self-immolation is a common method of suicide among Iranian women. There
are several contributing motives for attempting self-immolation, and exploration of the …

According to the existing literature self-immolation especially among young married illiterate
women occurs with a high rate in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran …

BACKGROUND Self-inflicted burn injuries carry considerable mortality and morbidity among
otherwise fit young individuals. This study assessed the epidemiologic pattern and outcome …

Self-inflicted burns are a relatively uncommon but profound attempt at suicide. Twenty years
ago, we first reviewed our experience with self-inflicted burns. With this current study, we …