Citation

Naveed S, Qadir T, Afzaal T, Waqas A. Cureus 2017; 9(9): e1665.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.1665

PMID

29152422

PMCID

PMC5677340

Abstract

In recent decades, great strides have been made in understanding the science of suicide. Thus, it is imperative that Pakistani legal systems bridge the gap between Pakistani law and science. For instance, recent discoveries in public health, psychology, and neurobiology have shaped the etiological model of suicidal behavior and highlighted the high preponderance of certain psychiatric patients towards suicide. We present here a brief overview of psychiatric evidence implicated in suicides to better inform the Pakistani legal system of advances in the psychiatric literature.

Language: en

Keywords

islam; pakistan; risk factors; suicide