Special Issue Title:

Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2022

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Special Issue Editor

  • Guest Editor

    Tista Ghosh E-MailWebsite

    The former Chief Medical Officer of the state of Coloradois, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, USA

    Interests: Suicidal epidemiology, Suicide, Suicide rate, Mental health

  • Guest Editor

    Luigi CipolloniE-MailWebsite

    PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Interests: Forensic sciences, Crime scene investigation, Forensic histopathology, Criminalistics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,


According to the WHO, hundreds of thousands of people die every year from suicide, constituting a major cause of death especially in the adolescent and young adult population. Several risk factors have been associated with suicide and these vary according to the sex and age of the population. Furthermore, the method in which suicide is attempted or committed varies according to the population. Statistically based evidence shows that men typically use violent methods, whereas women use less traumatic methods.


The purpose of this special issue is therefore to characterize gender differences in suicidal events by examining specific forensic evidence in terms of behavioral and injury patterns.


This special issue aims to address gender differences in suicide in the following areas:

- Epidemiology of suicide

- Risk factors for suicide

- Neurobiology of suicide

- Crime scene investigation

- Criminology of suicide

- Suicide method

- Injury pattern (external and internal) of suicide


Luigi Cipolloni and Tista Ghosh

Guest editors

Keywords

Suicide; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Neurobiology; Crime scene investigation; Criminology; Suicide method; Injury pattern

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Published Papers (9 papers)

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Self-efficacy and social support as protective variables that predict resistance to gravity in suicidal attempts

David Sánchez-Teruel',María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello,José Antonio Camacho-Conde

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1803071

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 1195 ) PDF (191.07 kB) ( 134 ) Full Text

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Gender-Specific Aspects of Suicide-Related Communication in a High Risk Sample of Psychiatric Inpatients

Cora Spahn,Sascha Kranz,Tobias Teismann,Thomas Forkmann,Antje Schönfelder,Dajana Rath,Laura Paashaus,Katarina Stengler,Heide Glaesmer

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1809188

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 1302 ) PDF (221.79 kB) ( 131 ) Full Text

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Gender differences in death during hospitalization following a survived suicide attempt in Taiwan from 1998 to 2015: a cross-sectional study

Hsiu-Chen Tai,Shi-Hao Huang,Yao-Ching Huang,Ren-Jei Chung,Bing-Long Wang,Chi-Hsiang Chung,Chien-An Sun,Shu-Min Huang,I-Long Lin,Wu-Chien Chien

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1804103

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 950 ) PDF (2.62 MB) ( 120 ) Full Text

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Suicide in the Province of Foggia: Retrospective Study and Analysis of the Difference between Men and Women

Stefania De Simone,Giovanni Pollice,Francesco Carpano,Luigi Cipolloni,Maria Antonella Bosco,Elena Giacani,Raffaele La Russa

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1808166

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 1011 ) PDF (588.56 kB) ( 145 ) Full Text

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Men’s Suicide by Self-abdominal Cut and Disembowelment: A Literature Review and Analysis of Three Cases

Stefania De Simone,Simona Vittorio,Luigi Cipolloni,Roberta Bibbò,Giovanni Gurgoglione,Nicola Di Fazio,Maria Antonella Bosco

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1807158

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 1255 ) PDF (1.56 MB) ( 162 ) Full Text

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Gender Differences in Committing Suicide in Thailand

Passakorn Suanrueang,Mein-Woei Suen,Karl Peltzer

DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1806131

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Differences in suicide between men and women: epidemiology, physiopathology and forensic features)

Abstract ( 1607 ) PDF (6.71 MB) ( 157 ) Full Text

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Investigation of polymorphic variants of SLC6A4, TPH-1, and TPH-2 genes in cases of completed suicide

Duygu Yavuz Kilicaslan,Ozge Cumaogullari,Emrah Emiral,Nevriye Tezer,Bedriye Oncu,Hilal Ozdag,Nergis Canturk,N. Lale Satiroglu Tufan

DOI: 10.31083/jomh.2021.116

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Abstract ( 1762 ) PDF (283.47 kB) ( 180 ) Full Text

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Investigation of suicide deaths in Turkey between 2015 and 2019

Emrah Emiral,Gulsum Ozturk Emiral,Zehra Arslan Cevik,Nergis Canturk,Gurol Canturk

DOI: 10.31083/jomh.2021.100

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Abstract ( 2141 ) PDF (460.25 kB) ( 204 ) Full Text

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