Family function and social support in Iranian self-immolated women.

Aim: The significance of family function and social support in Iranian self-immolated women was investigated in this study.

Methods: In a prospective design, we selected 53 cases (31 self-immolated women and 22 women with unintentional burn) from Tehran and Shiraz burn centre (Motahari and Ghotbeddin Shirazi, respectively). The average age of the experimental group was 26.