Naslov
Suicide and the war in Croatia

Autori
Bosnar, Alan ; Stemberga, Valter ; Čoklo, Miran ; Zamolo, Gordana ; Definis-Gojanović, Marija ; Šendula Jengić, Vesna ; Katić, Patricija

Izvornik
Forensic science international (0379-0738) 147 (2005), S; S13-S16

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Croatia; suicide; war

Sažetak
Analyzing data from the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IFM) in Rijeka, a total of 853 suicides were recorded in a 15 years period (1986-2000). Quantitative and qualitative features of suicides were analyzed in three intervals: pre-wartime, wartime and post-wartime. In the wartime period (1991-1995), the suicide rate increased by 20.9% in comparison with the pre-war period. In the post-wartime period, the suicide rate dropped by 26.2% in comparison with the war period. The results show a significant increase in suicide rates in the wartime. During the wartime period, a large number of suicide victims under the age of forty increased-45.3% in comparison with the pre-war period and 56.6% in comparison with the post-war period. The use of firearms as a means of committing suicide quadrupled during the war in comparison with the pre-war period. The level of alcohol intoxication of perpetrators at the moment of suicide significantly increased in the wartime period. War had a direct impact on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of suicides in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

Napomena
Rad je prezentiran na skupu 12th International Meeting on Forensic Medicine Alpe Adria Pannonia "Suicide in Respect of Forensic Medicine", održanom od 29.-31-05.2003.g., Rogaska Slatina, Slovenija.

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