TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Gender differences related to attitudes toward suicide and suicidal behavior
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Poreddi, Vijayalakshmi
A1  - Thimmaiah, Rohini
A1  - Ramu, Rajalakshmi
A1  - Selvi, Sugavana
A1  - Gandhi, Sailaxmi
A1  - Ramachandra, 
A1  - Math, Suresh Bada
SP  - 228
EP  - 232
VL  - 52
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 "suicidal attempt is essentially a cry for help" (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9913-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -