Serious Suicide Attempt by Hunting Gun with Severely Infectious Wounds and Facial Deformity during COVID-19 Arena; A Case Report

Author(s):  
Reza Bidaki ◽  
Maryam Sadeh

The etiology of suicide among students around the world revolves issues such as communication, education, family problems and parents’ relationship. We intend to report a case with serious recurrent suicide attempt by gun shot during COVID-19 period. We also present psychiatric and clinical evaluation, cosmetic surgery consultation, as well as microbial assessments in this survey. The seventeen-year-old single male student from southwest of Iran with asymmetric deformed face was observed with the loss of parts of the mouse, nose, chin and mandible region .He had experienced a serious suicide attempt by a threatening plan following rejection. The patient had blurred, hypo phonic and hypotonic speech.  Following the shooting, the soft and hard palate, facial, frontal bone and sinus had been destroyed and a foreign body was seen in the frontal sinus. After suicide risk as assessment, It was detected multiple predictive risk factors for recent suicide attempt and the possibility of recurrent suicide in future. Finally, reconstructive surgery was performed. We assessed him via face to face interview in order to identify psychiatric disorders. Also, he was evaluated as probability of committing recurrent suicide. It is emphasized that in families which young children are prone to psychiatric disorders or emotional problems, availability of a dangerous device such as a gun can be harmful and it should be removed as soon as possible. We suggest the need for psychiatric evaluation especially suicide phenomenon in adolescents and their families as various conflicts in family context.

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. BASSETT ◽  
G. A. CHASE ◽  
M. F. FOLSTEIN ◽  
D. A. REGIER

Background. The purpose of this analysis was to examine: (1) the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among disabled people, using seven different measures of disability; (2) variation in disability between and within psychiatric diagnostic categories; and (3) relationship of diagnosis and disability to health service utilization.Method. Data were drawn from Phase I and Phase II of the Eastern Baltimore Mental Health Survey, part of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program (ECA) conducted in 1980–1 to survey mental morbidity within the adult population. A total of 810 individuals received both a household interview and a standardized clinical psychiatric evaluation. Estimated prevalence rates were computed using appropriate survey sampling weights.Results. Prevalence of disability ranged from 2·5 to 19·5%, varying with specific disability measure. Among those classified as disabled by any of the measures examined, 56 to 92% had a psychiatric disorder and serious chronic medical conditions were present in the majority of these cases (54 to 78%). Disability was expressed differently among the various diagnostic groups. Diagnostic category and disability were significant independent predictors of medical service utilization and receipt of disability payments.Conclusions. The majority of disabled adults living in the community have diagnosable psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these individuals suffering from significant chronic medical conditions as well, thus making co-morbidity the norm.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Błachut ◽  
Anna Rebeka Szczegielniak ◽  
Krzysztof Świerzy ◽  
Magdalena Zając- Tarska ◽  
Katarzyna Kubicka-Bączyk ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Multiple Sclerosis is one of the leading autoimmune disorders causing disability among young adults. Various types of mood, affect, and behaviour disorders along with cognitive impairment can be manifested in a course of MS, with affective and anxiety disorders being the most prevalent. Mental health challenges, in addition to the neurological burden of MS, significantly affect quality of life and the course of the underlying disease. Objective: The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders in a sample of MS patients during outpatient treatment in Zabrze, Poland, with a focus on those with mood and anxiety disorders, and to compare the results obtained in these groups with clinical and sociodemographic data. Method: The study was conducted between 2017 and 2018 on 103 MS patients of the Neurological Outpatient Clinic of the Medical University of Silesia Hospital No.1 in Zabrze, Poland. During the study, sociodemographic data were collected, as well as the type and course of the underlying disease, comorbidities, and medicines used. The MINI-international neuropsychiatric interview and a psychiatric examination were utilized to assess the occurrence of mental disorders. Result: 68% of all patients received a psychiatric diagnosis at some point in their life with only 4% having been hospitalized before; 49.5% met the diagnostic criteria for various psychiatric disorders. Measured by the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview, 33% of patients reported a past episode of major depression while 8.7% met the criteria for a current episode. The same number of patients admitted ongoing treatment due to recurrent depressive disorder. In regards to anxiety disorders, the most common was generalized anxiety disorder (10.7%), followed by agoraphobia (8.7%), panic disorder (7.8%), and social phobia (4.9%). Most of the patients (94.2%) at the time of the psychiatric evaluation presented a low level of suicide risk, while 1.9% of the patients presented a medium risk, and 3.9% - a high risk. Conclusion(s): The study confirmed a significantly higher prevalence of mental disorders among MS patients; thus, the psychiatric state of patients in this group should be investigated systematically, simultaneously with the assessment of their neurological state. Trial registration: N/A Key words: Multiple Sclerosis, psychiatric disorders, comorbidity, psychiatric care, clinical characteristics.


2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Karanović ◽  
Saša Šviković ◽  
Maja Pantović ◽  
Svetlana Durica ◽  
Goran Brajušković ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roghieh Kharaghani ◽  
Hooman Sharifi ◽  
Maryam Damghanian ◽  
Mohammad Reza Masjedi

1960 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAYNE E. JACOBSON ◽  
MILTON T. EDGERTON ◽  
EUGENE MEYER ◽  
ARTHUR CANTER ◽  
REGINA SLAUGHTER

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S600-S600
Author(s):  
E. Gattoni ◽  
C. Gramaglia ◽  
C. Delicato ◽  
S. Di Marco ◽  
I. Coppola ◽  
...  

BackgroundHistory of previous suicide attempts is one of the most important risk factors for a subsequent completed suicide. Suicide reattempters (SR) has been long associated with demographic and clinical risk factors for suicide, such as unemployment and psychiatric disorders, however a recent review of the literature has not supported a specific age and gender profile of SR, but rather underscored that, as far as diagnosis is concerned, SR were more likely to have a personality disorder. According to literature, 16%–34% of the subjects repeat a suicide attempt within the first 2 years after the previous one.AimThe purpose of our study was evaluating clinical and socio-demographic characteristics and the outcome of psychiatric consultation among subjects referring to an emergency room for recommitting a suicide attempt.MethodsWe considered a sample of SR aged > 16 years. We extracted data from the database including all patients requiring psychiatric evaluation in the emergency room, and eventually compared the features of SR and patients with a single suicide attempt. For each patient, we gathered socio-demographic features, psychiatric history and current clinical issues, suicidal intent and suicidal behaviors.ResultsData collection and statistical analyses are still ongoing. Preliminary results show that, compared to patients with a single suicide attempt, SR were more frequent female, unmarried, employed, with a low level of instruction; they had a psychiatric disease (axis I – anxiety disorder, somatoform disorder; axis II – histrionic personality disorder); they are under the care of mental health services and under psychopharmacological treatment.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Vaddadi. Venkata kiran ◽  
Dr. Neeli Uma Jyothi ◽  
Mounica. Bollu

Suicide attempt is a deliberate act of self harm with at least some intent of die that does not result in death. Such act has a wide range of medical seriousness. Individuals with psychiatric disorders are far more likely to commit suicide than the others. People who are psychologically disabled are often commit suicide from years of pain, frustration and depression. Spiritually they may perceive themselves as hopelessly damaged and lose all sense of purpose and meaning of life. Suicide is not a diagnosis or a disorder. it is a behaviour. Suicide is a worldwide, national, local and familial problem. 90% of people who kill themselves suffer from a diagnosable and preventable problem such as depression co-occurring mental and substance use disorders are common and potent combination among those who die by suicide.


Author(s):  
Shahrzad Mazhari ◽  
Alireza Ghaffari Nejad ◽  
Omid Mofakhami ◽  
Farzaneh Raaii ◽  
Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy

Objective: Despite accumulated evidence that demonstrates clinical outcome of telepsychiatry is comparable with conventional method; little research has been done on telepsychiatry in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic agreement between telepsychiatry assessment and face-to-face assessment. Moreover, patient and doctor satisfaction was assessed by self-report questionnaire. Method: This study was conducted in an inpatient department of a university-affiliated hospital in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The study sample consisted of 40 inpatients aged over 18 years who were selected from October 2016 to February 2017. All patients were visited once by face-to-face conventional method and once by interactive video teleconsultation by 2 psychiatric consultants. Results: Results of this study revealed that the diagnostic agreement between the 2 interviewers was 75%. Moreover, about 85% of the patients preferred telepsychiatry for follow-up visits. Also, more than 82% of the patients would recommend telepsychiatry to others although 95% of them perceived contact via telepsychiatry as uncomfortable to some extent. Conclusion: Telepsychiatry service can be used for psychiatric evaluation in Iran, and it has a desirable effect on patient and doctor satisfaction. The results of this study showed the capacity of moving towards using telepsychiatry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. S820-S821
Author(s):  
Niamh Mullins ◽  
Tim Bigdeli ◽  
Robert Power ◽  
Andrew McQuillin ◽  
Eli Stahl ◽  
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