Citation

Vijayakumar L. Indian J. Psychiatry 2015; 57(Suppl 2): S233-8.

Affiliation

Voluntary Health Services, Sneha - Suicide Prevention Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0019-5545.161484

PMID

26330640

Abstract

Suicide is a global public health problem. Asia accounts for 60% of the world's suicides, so at least 60 million people are affected by suicide or attempted suicide in Asia each year. The burden of female suicidal behavior, in terms of total burden of morbidity and mortality combined, is more in women than in men. Women's greater vulnerability to suicidal behavior is likely to be due to gender related vulnerability to psychopathology and to psychosocial stressors. Suicide prevention programmes should incorporate woman specific strategies. More research on suicidal behavior in women particularly in developing countries is needed.

Language: en