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Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents:A Tertiary Hospital Based Study


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1 Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
2 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
     

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In adolescent it is the second most common mode of death after accident. Suicide is now the second most cause of death in young adults ranging 15-35 year world over. There has been a dramatic rise in suicide in last 40 years. Every 2 hours a youth commit suicide. (1)However, in spite of the dramatic rise, suicide is still unrecognized & under reported due to stigma attached to it. There has been a dramatic rise in adolescent suicide & it not only affects individuals but also has devastating effect on family friends & community as a whole. Suicide attempts occur 30-100 times more frequently than completed suicide.

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Suicide, Adolescents, Dramatic Rise.
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Authors

Heigrujam Jina
Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
Lakshmi Prabha
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India
S. Nambi
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, India

Abstract


In adolescent it is the second most common mode of death after accident. Suicide is now the second most cause of death in young adults ranging 15-35 year world over. There has been a dramatic rise in suicide in last 40 years. Every 2 hours a youth commit suicide. (1)However, in spite of the dramatic rise, suicide is still unrecognized & under reported due to stigma attached to it. There has been a dramatic rise in adolescent suicide & it not only affects individuals but also has devastating effect on family friends & community as a whole. Suicide attempts occur 30-100 times more frequently than completed suicide.

Keywords


Suicide, Adolescents, Dramatic Rise.