TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - The patterns, trends and major risk factors of suicide among Indian adolescents - a scoping review
JO  - BMC psychiatry
A1  - Senapati, Rachel Elizabeth
A1  - Jena, Susangita
A1  - Parida, Jayashree
A1  - Panda, Arpita
A1  - Patra, Prasanna Kumar
A1  - Pati, Sanghamitra
A1  - Kaur, Harpreet
A1  - Acharya, Subhendu Kumar
SP  - e35
EP  - e35
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Adolescence is an essential stage for the development of mental health, and suicide is among the leading cause of mortality for adolescents around the world. In India, the suicide rate among adolescents has been increasing in recent years. The scoping review was conducted to map the evidence and address gaps by examining the existing pattern, and trends, and identify the major risk factors of suicide among Indian adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: The study was conducted as per the Arksey and O'Malley scoping review framework and the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' manual. The systematic search was performed using electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and PsycINFO, by using specific keywords. After the screening, 35 articles were identified according to the inclusion criteria. <br><br>RESULTS: The evidence on the trends of suicide among adolescents showed that the suicide rate has shown an alarming increase in recent years. The evidence pattern showed that hanging and poisoning were the commonly selected methods used by adolescents. The most commonly reported risk factors were mental health problems (54.28%), negative or traumatic familiar issues (34.28%), academic stress (22.85%), social/lifestyle factors (20%), violence (22.85%), economic distresses (8.75%), relationship factor (8.75%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: By synthesizing and summarising the patterns, trends, and key risk factors of suicide among Indian adolescents, this scoping review provides a broad understanding of the literature already in existence. In order to effectively tackle these issues, the finding highlights the urgent need for extensive and targeted suicide prevention measures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-244X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05447-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -