Citation

Bansal P, Gupta A, Kumar R. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. 2011; 5(5): 917-920.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, JCDR Prepublishing)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicide and suicidal behaviour are known since the birth of humanity. Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict suicidal behaviour with certainty. Suicide is common, but there scanty data on this topic from India.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was performed for a period of 1 year in a medical college and research center in North India.

RESULTS: A majority of the samples were males (61%), 70% were less than 30 years of age, 57% were married, 25% were housewives and had high school education. The most common method of suicide was self poisoning (69%), followed by burning, hanging, getting electrocuted and getting run over by trains. The most common psychiatric illness which was found was affective disorder (57%). Depressive disorder (46%) constituted a major category of the affective disorders.

CONCLUSION: Awareness programmes and preventive measures should be undertaken and a proper psychiatric referral system should be built up to reduce the incidence of suicides.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; student; burn; female; male; India; bipolar disorder; depression; education; suicide attempt; hanging; comorbidity; mood disorder; unemployment; substance abuse; article; major clinical study; mental disease; controlled study; personality disorder; stab wound; marriage; self poisoning; jumping; demography; electrocution; mania; urban population; adjustment disorder; agricultural worker; delusional disorder; named groups of persons; study design; housewife; businessmen; cross sectional study; sociodemography