Citation

Laxman K, Vamshi Madhav B, Surendar J. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2018; 12(1): 86-92.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00018.X

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide means self murder i.e., "Homicide Against Himself" (Omicida Dise Medisimo).In present days the mortality rate shows uptrend in all over the world. To understand the suicidal nature in Hyderabad, the present study conducted in osmania medical college, Hyderabad in the department of forensic medicine in the period of July 2007 to June 2009.Total of 1820 cases observed. in this males 55.5% and females 44.5%. the most vulnerable age group being between 21-30 years next followed by 31-40 years. In them 1514 were married and most of the persons committed suicide in the home due to their family problems. © 2018, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; Female; Male; adult; human; age; gender; homicide; suicide; Suicide; burn; child; drowning; female; male; aged; autopsy; family; mortality; suicide attempt; hanging; intoxication; rural area; urban area; questionnaire; socioeconomics; marriage; human tissue; middle aged; prospective study; educational status; Article; mortality rate