TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Arun, M.
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
A1  - Babu, Y. P. Raghavendra
A1  - Bhagavath, Prashantha
A1  - Mohanty, Manoj Kumar
SP  - 69
EP  - 73
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -