(2020) Suicide Prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Crisis. S72-s79. ISSN 0227-5910
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Abstract
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) consists of 22 countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. According to Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data, death from self-harm has increased by 100% between 1990 and 2015 in this region. Although this increase is substantial, it appears trivial in comparison to the 1027% increase in deaths due to war and legal interventions. This might partly explain why suicide prevention does not have a high priority in these countries and why there are currently no suicide prevention strategies in place. Despite the above, some important activities in the area of suicide prevention have been carried out in the region. And while peace and stability may take time to come to the region, it should not prevent suicide prevention programs from being developed and implemented.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean region; prevention; suicide. |
| Subjects: | WM Psychiatry > WM 475-611 Other Disorders |
| Divisions: | Education Vice-Chancellor Department > Faculty of Health > Department of Biostatistics Education Vice-Chancellor Department > Faculty of Health > Department of Epidemiology |
| Page Range: | S72-s79 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Crisis |
| Journal Index: | Pubmed, Scopus |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Number: | Suppl |
| Publisher: | NLM (Medline) |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000669 |
| ISSN: | 0227-5910 |
| Depositing User: | خانم مهتاب اکبری |
| URI: | http://eprints.rums.ac.ir/id/eprint/28546 |
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