Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 School of Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Department of Law, Payame Noor University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

4 Kerman Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Deliberate Self-Poisoning (DSP) or drug induced suicide is the most common method of suicide in the developed countries and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality (1-3). Factors associated with DSP include economic and social factors, culture, religion, and health (4-6). Other symptoms that may influence suicide encompass demographic information like age, sex, and, ethnicity (6-8)

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