@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences related to attitudes toward suicide and suicidal behavior",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2015",
author="Poreddi, Vijayalakshmi and Thimmaiah, Rohini and Ramu, Rajalakshmi and Selvi, Sugavana and Gandhi, Sailaxmi and Ramachandra,  and Math, Suresh Bada",
volume="52",
number="2",
pages="228-232",
abstract="This descriptive study examined gender differences related to attitudes toward suicide among randomly selected urban residents. Data was collected using a standardized questionnaire through face-to-face interview. Our findings revealed that men hold more pro preventive attitudes to help persons with suicidal thoughts (80.3 %, p = 0.05) and agreed that suicidal attempts are impulsive (78.6 %, p = 0.01). However, they hold permissive attitude to help persons with incurable diseases and expressing death wishes to die (66 %, p = 0.05). A majority of men (78.6 %) than women agreed that &quot;suicidal attempt is essentially a cry for help&quot; (χ (2) = 11.798, p = 0.05). These gender differences need to be taken into consideration when developing appropriate programs to prevent suicide. Further, decriminalizing the law, high-quality research and raising awareness about suicide prevention among the general population is crucial in developing countries like India.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-015-9913-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9913-1"
}