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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 4, Issue 3, 2017
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY INTO THE PSYCHO-SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND SUICIDAL INTENT IN THE PERSONS MAKING SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Author
S Prasanna Latha, Raghuram Macharapu, Pramod KR Mallepalli*, Ravulapati Sateesh Babu, Sakamuri Manjula
Email
dr_mpramod@yahoo.co.in
keyword
Attempted suicide, Suicidal intent, Psychiatric illness.
Abstract
Suicide always has a major impact on the survivors. Attempted suicide is one of the main predictor of completed suicide and is more common than completed suicide. The present study has been undertaken with the intention of deeper insight into the mental health of suicide attempters. Aims & Objectives: 1. To evaluate the socio-demographic profile of subjects admitted for suicide attempt. 2. To assess the suicidal intent of the suicide attempt. 3. To evaluate the nature of psychiatric morbidity in patients who have attempted suicide. 4. To study the association of the suicide intent score with the various socio-demographic factors. 5. To study the association between the socio-demographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnosis, and suicidal intent in suicide attempters. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry, Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Telangana from 1st September 2015 to 1st August 2016.Tools used Beck’s suicide intent scale, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus (M.I.N.I PLUS). Results: High intent score was found more in Alcohol dependence syndrome and lowest in deliberate self-harm. Study includes a significant proportion of the individuals who attempt suicide have psychiatric morbidity, and deliberate self-harm was present. Conclusion: Suicide attempters are more among the groups of young age, male gender, married, belonging to nuclear family and low socio economic class. Majority of the suicide attempters are suffering with psychiatric illness.
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