The suicide rate among youngsters aged 15 to 29 years has increased from 7.9 to 10.3 per 1,00,000 persons. WHO says the overall rate of suicide in India is 17 per 1,00,000 with 1,35,000 deaths a year. it has also been found that women attempt suicide more than men. Unemployment, relationship problems, loss of dear ones, family conflicts, cults and humiliation were found to be the main factors. In women, the factors ranged from marital conflicts to sex abuses. Dr. Uma Shankar, President of Indian Psychiatric Society, Telangana branch said, "In youngsters, we are seeing stress due to exams. There are cases when parents say no to some gadgets and the youngster commits suicide. The action of the parent is actually a mere trigger to an underlying cause. It is very important for parents to communicate with children one-to-one". Suicidal tendencies are also found in those who are also found in those who are misusing drugs, suffering from chronic illness and mental disorders.
Senior psychitarist Dr. Preeti Swaroop said, "Those who have suicidal tendencies suffer from depressive disorders. It is important for families and even friends to identify the same".
- Sri Lanka has successfully cut its suicide rate by half. Sri Lanka's intervention programmes focused on pesticide availability control, reporting all suicide cases and referring all attempted suicide cases to psychiatrists.
- Psychiatrists in Hyderabad say that attempted suicide cases are hardly referred to them from government hospitals. Often the family is not willing to talk about it and prefer to go to doctors only when the condition requires aggressive treatment.
- Sensitisation of health care professionals to guide relatives of the patients in cases of attempted suicide can help. Those who fail to die in the first suicide attempt are found to succeed in the second attempt.
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