The high suicide rates at high altitudes may be related to divorce

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dc.contributor.authorAcat, Ömer
dc.contributor.authorİmre, Okan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-12T17:14:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-12T17:14:52Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentKMÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
dc.description.abstractAim: Many studies have found that high altitudes are associated with suicide. Despite numerous studies in the literature, the mechanism by which high altitude increases suicide rates is not known. In this study, we investigated whether divorce affects the suicide rate at high altitudes. Material and Method: Using publicly available data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the average altitude above sea level, suicide rate, and divorce rate of each province over the last 14 years were calculated. Divorce rates, suicide rates, and altitudes were statistically compared at the end of the study. Results: The mean suicide rate did not differ according to altitude (r=0.112; p=0.322). The mean divorce rate differed according to altitude. The highest mean divorce rate was observed in the group with an altitude of less than 500 m (p<0.001). In the correlation analysis, it was found that altitude was negatively correlated with the divorce rate, divorce, and suicide rates were positively correlated, and in the regression analysis, high altitude and divorce rate increased the suicide rate (<0.05). Conclusion: Our study suggests that divorced people in high-altitude areas are in the high-risk group for suicide and that mental health protective interventions, especially for this group, may be appropriate for prevention. In conclusion, this study is important, as it is the first to investigate the relationship between altitude, divorce, and suicide. Larger- scale studies in which individual factors were excluded are required.
dc.identifier.citationAcat, Ö., & İmre, O. (2024). The high suicide rates at high altitudes may be related to divorce. Medical Records, 6(2), 230–234. https://doi.org/10.37990/medr.1447832
dc.identifier.doi10.37990/medr.1447832
dc.identifier.endpage234
dc.identifier.issn2687-4555
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage230
dc.identifier.trdizinid1259701
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.37990/medr.1447832
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1259701
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11492/10002
dc.identifier.volume6
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.institutionauthorAcat, Ömer
dc.institutionauthorİmre, Okan
dc.institutionauthoridAcat, Ömer/0000-0002-8239-4896
dc.institutionauthoridİmre, Okan/0000-0002-2142-4916
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofMedical records-international medical journal (Online)
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.subjectDivorce
dc.subjectAltitude
dc.subjectFamily ties
dc.subjectGeographical region
dc.titleThe high suicide rates at high altitudes may be related to divorce
dc.typeArticle

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