TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Suicide contagion and psychosocial risks among Nepali youth through a near-hanging case study
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Bashyal, Dikshya
A1  - Acharya, Bishnu
A1  - Sharma, Bhaskkar
A1  - Paudel, Sharad
A1  - Nepal, Samata
A1  - Mahato, Tanya
A1  - Atreya, Alok
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The phenomenon of suicide contagion: some individuals, especially vulnerable young people, exhibit increased susceptibility to suicidal ideation when exposed to the suicide of other people. Significant research suggests that exposure to media portrayals, suicide groups and peer suicides may lead to suicide contagion. Prevalent psychosocial and cultural factors in Nepal such as interpersonal conflict, domestic violence, gender inequity and social exclusion probably contribute to suicidal behaviour. This case study investigates a high school student in a rural mountainous community in Nepal, who attempted suicide by hanging following his girlfriend's suicide, and demonstrates how peer suicide exposure prompts imitative behaviour in a vulnerable young person and confirms suicide grief as an underrepresented risk factor. Prompt, supportive interventions for high-risk grievers and societal prevention strategies tailored to adolescents are essential to curb imitative deaths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00258172241243169
ID  - ref1
ER  -