incidence of domestic violence, the causative factors and their effects on the family

The research was conducted among low socio-economic level families to determine the incidence of domestic violence and affecting factors. It is a descriptive study. The population of the research consisted of 1455 students at a primary school. According to the statements of the children, 22.6% of the fathers and 6.2% of the mothers used violence against their partners. About 46.3% of the children were exposed to violence from fathers and 51% from mothers. Father's being unemployed, father's use of alcohol and smoking, presence of a handicapped family member low economic status and being a young child-mother were the factors that affected domestic violence. We may conclude that domestic violence in the neighborhood was high. Most of the children were exposed to violence from both fathers and mothers

Determination of sociodemographic characteristics and etiological factors of suicide attempters

To investigate the demographic and socio-cultural properties, as well as the etiological factors in suicide attempters in Turkey. A standard questionnaire form was used to collect information on gender, age, education level, employment status, marital status, method and reason of the suicidal attempt, prior suicidal attempts, psychiatric diagnosis, family history of psychiatric disorders and the season. Eleven hundred twenty [1120] suicide attempters who were admitted to the Emergency Department of Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, between 1 June 2006 and 31 December 2006, were enrolled in this study. Suicide attempts were mostly observed in females [81%, p<0.005], and in the age range of 15-24 years [64.6%, p=0.300]. The highest rate of suicide attempts were observed in patients with primary school education [59.8%, p=0.424], in housewifes [p<0.001], and in married women [p=0.001]. The most common method used to attempt suicide was intoxication [99.1%, p=0.345] and the most common cause of suicide attempts was family problems [43.5%, p=0.001]. The most important risk factors for suicidal ideation were the presence of a previous psychiatric disorders [p<0.003] and a family history of psychiatric disorders [p<0.001]. Suicidal attempts must be carefully evaluated in subjects with previous psychiatric disorders, and a family history of psychiatric disorders