Evidence for an association between suicide and religion: a 33-year retrospective autopsy analysis of suicide by hanging during the month of Ramadan in Istanbul

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dc.authorscopusid55576504300
dc.authorscopusid55543809500
dc.authorscopusid36115812000
dc.authorscopusid26531665800
dc.authorscopusid25027148300
dc.authorscopusid25643643400
dc.authorscopusid8964758000
dc.contributor.authorTaktak, Safak
dc.contributor.authorKumral, Bahadır
dc.contributor.authorÜnsal, Ayla
dc.contributor.authorÖzdeş, Taşkın
dc.contributor.authorAliustaoğlu, Süheyla
dc.contributor.authorYazıcı, Yüksel Aydın
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Safa
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:37:05Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Adli Tıp Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to examine the effect of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on the number of suicides in order to assess whether religious faith is associated with a decreased number of suicides during that period. In this retrospective study, a total number of 82,871 autopsies have been performed in the Morgue Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine (Istanbul) of the Ministry of Justice between 1978 and 2012, 33years. For the study purposes, the earlier start of Islamic calendar months (i.e. 10 or 11days earlier each year) compared with the Gregorian calendar was taken into account and file details such as crime scene investigation reports, information obtained from the police, and autopsy results were assessed. Of the 4315 suicide cases, 267 were reported during Ramadan, while 4048 were recorded during other months. Of the 33years examined, only five Ramadan months exhibited a suicide rate above the annual average and there was a significantly lower (p = 0.042) incidence of suicides during Ramadan. Suicide by hanging is less frequent during Ramadan compared with non-Ramadan months, probably reflecting a positive spiritual influence of this period on Muslims.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00450618.2015.1034775
dc.identifier.endpage131
dc.identifier.issn0045-0618
dc.identifier.issn1834-562X
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84959076367
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage121
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2015.1034775
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/8565
dc.identifier.volume48
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000371733000002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorKumral, Bahadır
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofAustralian Journal of Forensic Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectsuicide
dc.subjectforensic medicine
dc.subjecthanging
dc.subjectmonth of Ramadan
dc.subjectDurkheim
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleEvidence for an association between suicide and religion: a 33-year retrospective autopsy analysis of suicide by hanging during the month of Ramadan in Istanbul
dc.typeArticle

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