Citation

Gupta SC, Singh H, Trivedi JK. Indian J. Psychiatry 1992; 34(4): 298-310.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Medknow Publications)

DOI

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PMID

21776136

PMCID

PMC2982965

Abstract

A very high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among the persons attempting or committing suicide has been observed by several investigators (Barraclough et al, 1974; Beck et al, 1990; Drake et al, 1985). In a study of attempted suicide Morgan et al. (1975) reported neurotic depression in 52%, personality disorder in 29% functional psychosis in 12% and alcohol addiction in 10%. Silver et al. (1971) found 80% of the attempters having depressive features. Likewise, Barracloughf1974) found 93% of the suicide being mentally ill, depression accounting for 70%.

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