TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Public health strategies to ensure reduction in suicide incidence in middle and low income nations
JO  - Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
A1  - Shrivastava, Saurabh Rambiharilal
A1  - Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh
A1  - Ramasamy, Jegadeesh
SP  - 619
EP  - 621
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - Worldwide, the incidence of suicide has increased at an alarming rate and in the year 2012 close to 1 million people died because of suicide. Although, it is a well-acknowledged fact that suicides are completely preventable, the public health authorities have failed to halt the rising trend of the suicide because of the presence of various social and health related factors. As suicide is a complex issue, in the low and middle-income nations, the most cost-effective approach is to ensure the integration of suicide prevention program into the primary health care network. To conclude, suicide is an important public health concern which is definitively preventable. However, the need of the hour is that all the stakeholders should take collective responsibility, and work in collaboration to develop and implement a comprehensive multi-sectoral suicide prevention strategy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0976-3147
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.165431
ID  - ref1
ER  -