Predicting survival factor following suicide attempt in Iran: an ensemble machine learning technique.

Journal: BMC psychiatry
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicide represents a significant challenge to public health that calls for a suitable intervention from the healthcare sector. Despite the typically low suicide rate among most Muslim nations, research indicates that there is an increase in suicide in Iran. Despite increasing suicide rates in Iran, existing predictive models rely on traditional statistical methods, which may be insufficient for individualized risk assessment. This study applies ensemble ML techniques to improve survival prediction accuracy.

Authors

  • Najmul Hasan
    BRAC Business School, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Zohreh Hosseini Marznaki
    Imam Ali Hospital at Amol City, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
  • Mobin Marzban Abbas Abadi
    School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
  • Shiv Kumar Mudgal
    College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
  • Ali Asghar Manouchehri
    Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. drmanouchehri@yahoo.com.