Socio-demographic profile and mode of attempt of suicide among suicide attempters in Kashmir: a hospital-based study

Authors

  • Shaveta Bhagat Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagara, India
  • Irm Yasmeen Department of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, Sher-e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India
  • Mohammad Maqbool Dar Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagara, India
  • Ibrar Ahmed Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211887

Keywords:

Clinical profile, Depression, Suicide, Suicidal attempt

Abstract

Background: Suicide is an important and serious public health problem. It is one of the major emergencies in psychiatry. This study was carried out to assess the socio-demographic profile and mode of attempt of suicide among suicidal attempters attending emergency.

Methods: This study was a cross sectional, observational study conducted at Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences-Kashmir, an associated hospital of Government Medical College Srinagar, among the suicide patients attending the outpatient service and inpatient services fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria over a period of one and a half year. Each patient was informed about the purpose of interview; his/her consent was obtained in a simple and easily understandable unambiguous language.

Results: A total of 221 cases who had been admitted following unsuccessful suicide attempts to the emergency and psychiatry department were taken up for the study. Out of which 161 (72.9%) were females and 60 (27.1%) were males, the mean age was 24.61±8.9 years. Lower middle and upper lower classes occupied an equal percentage of 34.4% of the suicide attempters, while 24% belonged to upper middle class and only 5.9% belonged to lower class .The least no. of cases (1.4%) were from the upper classes. The most common mode adopted was poisoning whereas the least common mode was self- immolation. Poisoning and self-mutilation were proportionally high in females as compared to males with a significant p value.

Conclusions: There should be a robust system in place which takes care of future management and follow up of this group of population.

 

Author Biographies

Shaveta Bhagat, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagara, India

Department of psychiatry, Post graduate student

Irm Yasmeen, Department of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, Sher-e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India

department of BLOOD TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, Senior resident

Mohammad Maqbool Dar, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagara, India

Professor and head of department of psychiatry

Ibrar Ahmed, Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, India

Postgraduate student, Department of peadiatrics

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2021-04-28

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Bhagat, S., Yasmeen, I., Dar, M. M., & Ahmed, I. (2021). Socio-demographic profile and mode of attempt of suicide among suicide attempters in Kashmir: a hospital-based study. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(5), 1466–1472. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211887

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