TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Socio-demographic profile of suicide attempters i̇n a tertiary medical centre
JO  - Journal of positive school psychology
A1  - Pavan, K.
A1  - Mara, Bhaskar
A1  - Vinod, A.
A1  - Kumar, Sunil
A1  - Ravi, P.B
A1  - Pattar, Veena S.
SP  - 534
EP  - 541
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
N2  - AIM: The study's objective is to evaluate the demographic profile, psychiatric comorbidity and nature of attempts in deliberate self-harm cases in a tertiary care centre, Raichur, Karnataka.   Settings and Design: A prospective study of 8-month duration was done in a private medical college and research centre, Raichur, Karnataka.     Methodology: All self-harm cases referred to the department of psychiatry for eight months were included. Sociodemographic details and psychiatric comorbidity were collected using appropriate proforma.     Results: Females had a higher rate compared to males. This study represented adult age, urban background, employed, and matriculation education. More than 65%of all patient's attempts had psychiatric disorders. The Majority had a precipitating event prior to the suicide attempt. The common method of attempt was by use of chemical poisoning.     Conclusions: Suicide and suicidal attempt pose significant social, psychological and medical problems, as evidenced by this, and previous studies need intervention at a community level with significant participation from people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2717-7564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -