Assessment of socio-demographic features of the patients admitted with suicidal attempts and the utility of beck's scores in the emergency department

Even though it seems like that the suicide attempt can be seen in every scene of life and continues to exist as a personal action, within its causes and effects, it is a social action. The recognition and the pursuit of this highly encountered action is done by the emergency services and big part of the patients are discharged form emergency services. The main purpose of this study is to find out the socio-demographic characteristics of the patients who consulted to the emergency service of Adnan Menderes University between 1st January 2015-1st january 2016, and to evaluate the Beck scores of them in the emergency service. For this descriptive and prospective study, out of 159 people who have consulted to the emergency service, 118 of them had been evaluated and within the socio-demographic form, their Beck depression, anxiety, hopelessness and thought of suicide scales have filled. In the results of this study, it is found out that the %39 of the people who attempted suicide are in the age between 25-34 and %67,8 of them are women. %63,8 of the women who attempted suicide are married, %31,3 of them are primary school degree level and %71,3 of them are non-worker. The period of the suicide attemps are mostly in summer with the percentage of %37,4 and the method is taking pills. When we look at the family structures of these people, %45,8 of them have low incomes, %44,1 of them are living with their partners and children, %25,4 of them are living with their own families, %28 of them are living harmoniously with their families but %25,4 of them are having arguments with their families. The percentage of the people who had psychiatric diagnosis before is %39 and %7,6 of them have a family psychiatric diagnosis. Results of the study showed that, %81,6 of the men and %81,9 of the women have no social activities and %36,4 of these people have no plans for the future. %37,4 of them have alcohol or drug addiction, %41,3 of women and %50 of men patients have a suicide attempt history. 76 patients who included in the study (%64,4), had been offered a control and 42 people had been offered to forwarded. When the Beck scores of the patients evaluated, the Beck suicide attempt and Beck depression scale gave some meaningful results but between the psychiatry and being discharged without colsuling the patient have a weak relationship It is obvious to say that, it is needed to have proctor and preventive studies in order to decrease the level of the suicide attemps which have a critical position in the social life.