@article{ref1,
title="Autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm",
journal="Medicine, science, and the law",
year="2007",
author="Arun, M. and Menezes, Ritesh G. and Babu, Y. P. Raghavendra and Bhagavath, Prashantha and Mohanty, Manoj Kumar",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="69-73",
abstract="A retrospective autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm (FDSH) was undertaken in the mortuary of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Southern India over a period of 12 years (1993-2004). Out of 1917 cases autopsied, 21.2% were deaths due to deliberate self harm (DSH). The male sex (66.1%) and victims in the third decade of life (35.9%) predominated. More than two-thirds of the decedents were married. More fatalities were observed during the winter season (35.8%) and in the day time (62.2%). Dispair with life (61.9%) was the most common motive for FDSH. The majority of fatalities were due to poisoning (73.5%), where organophosphorous compounds topped the list (71.9%). About one-third of the victims survived for 18 to 24 hours after DSH.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8024",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}