P0272 - Peculiarities of suicidal behavior of Minsk residents

Abstract

Minsk population runs to 1 770 000 residents. Rather high numbers of suicidal activity were typical for Minsk, for instance, 19,7 per 100,000 people in 2003 and 15,7 per 100,000 people in 2004.

Minsk is the largest industrial and cultural center Republic of Belarus, in him live 1 770 000 people. City Minsk haven't a heavy figures of suicidal activity (2003-19,7 cases per 100 000 people, 2004 - 15,7 cases per 100 000 people).

To prevent suicide in Minsk a suicidal activity monitoring was conducted during two years (2005-2006) ; it included registration of all cases of suicide and parasuicide. The monitoring allowed to identify main forms of suicidal behavior, suicide methods, and sex and age-specific characteristics of suicide.

It was revealed that among parasuicides prevailed women (53% of all parasuicides in 2006, 58,4% in 2005), aged 20-39 (64,6% of all parasuicides in 2006, 63% in 2005); main type of parasuicide is medicines poisoning (30% of all in 2006, 33,8% in 2005). It was established that 5 people of those who committed a parasuicide later committed suicide.

Among suicides prevailed men, aged 40-59 year. Main type of suicide was hanging, 85% of all cases.

The monitoring allowed to develop a strategy for prevention of suicidal behavior. The following activities were implemented:

1. – Implemented control of psychoactive drugs use

2. – Organized collaboration with mass media

Seminars for general practitioners were conducted with the aim of revelation of psychopathological disorders.