Browsing by Author "Dizdar, MG"

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    Suicides in Turkey Between 1996 and 2005 General Perspective
    Asirdizer, M; Yavuz, MS; Aydin, SD; Dizdar, MG
    Suicide is a significant problem in the world. Sharing the information about the national suicide rates in the international scientific area is an important issue for not only the solution of the problem, but also improving the efforts for decreasing the suicidal deaths. We aimed to add the statistical information about the rates, the risk factors, and the methods of suicides in Turkey to the literature. The suicide rates in Turkey increased in the period between 1996 and 2005 years; it was 3.8 per 100,000 populations in 2005. The average ratio of male to female was 1.58/1 between 1996 and 2005 years. The suicidal deaths increased above the age of 75, especially in male population. In females, the most dangerous period was 15 to 24 age group. The major risk factor for suicides was found to be illness (29.6%) for both genders and especially for above middle ages. Hanging was the most preferred method for both genders and for most of the age groups in Turkey. Suicides increased in the spring and summer.
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    THE EVALUATION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ABILITY TO MANAGE BEHAVIOUR AND PERCEPTION OF THE LEGAL MEANING AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF ACT OF THE STUDENTS ACCORDING TO A SCENARIO-BASED STUDY
    Uluçay, T; Asirdizer, M; Yavuz, MS; Dizdar, MG; Zeyfeoglu, Y
    Objective: The aims of this study were to determine the differences among the limits of the ability to manage behaviour and perception of the legal meaning and the consequences of the act with a scenario-based study over the students ages between 10-18 in the primary and secondary schools; and to investigate its interactions with environmental factors. Material and Method: The results of the questionnaires, which were filled out by 969 students were evaluated in this study. The descriptive characteristics of the students who attended this research were defined. For each scenario, the rates of expected responses were determined for each question. Results: From 1.8% to 29.2% of the students did not have the perception of what is true or false or the perception of what is crime or not crime. From 1.9% to 66.1% of the students did not have foresight about the legal meaning and the consequences of the act. The environmental factors did not seem to affect them. Conclusion: The ability to manage behaviour and perception of the legal meaning and the consequences of the act for attributed crimes to every under-18-year-old child should be evaluated in special units and special juvenile courts.
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    The importance of medico-legal evaluation in a case with intraabdominal gossypiboma
    Uluçay, T; Dizdar, MG; SunayYavuz, M; Asirdizer, M
    Data concerning the incidence of gossypiboma tend to fluctuate and is difficult to estimate because of a low reporting rate lest medico-legal implication. Gossypiboma is frequently located in the abdominal and pelvic cavities after gynecologic and upper abdominal surgical operations but can also follow thoracic, orthopedic, and urological and neurosurgical procedures. In medical literature, there are few articles about the medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma although it is typically subjected to a medicolegal process. In this article, we reported a 22-year-old female case with intraabdominal gossypiboma following a cesarean procedure and discussed the importance of medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    A descriptive study of female suicide deaths from 2005 to 2011 in Van city, Turkey
    Hekimoglu, Y; Melez, IE; Canturk, N; Erkol, ZZ; Dizdar, MG; Canturk, G; Melez, DO; Kir, Z
    Background: Female suicide is an important problem not only for women but for public health in general. Methods: Autopsy reports from the Van Chief Public Prosecutor's Office from 2005 to 2011 were reviewed retrospectively in order to analyse female deaths from suicide. Results: Sixty-six female suicide cases were recorded during 2005-2011. The mean age of the cases was 22.64 (sd = 10.09) years, and nine were below the age of 15. The most common method of suicide was hanging (44 cases, 66.7 %). Five (7.6 %) of the cases were under treatment for depression, and 12 (18.2 %) cases had a previous suicide attempt. Conclusions: Cultural suppression of females and prevention of their socialization in enclave societies are risk factors for female suicides. The number of female suicide attempts, especially recurring attempts, should be reduced via psychiatric scanning, follow-up sessions and therapy for high-risk individuals.