A Comparative Study of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents and Adults Attending Psychiatry OPD in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s): Heigrujam Jina and S Nambi*
Abstract
Suicidal behaviors are thoughts or tendencies that put a person at higher risk of committing suicide. It is an act of intentionally terminating one’s own life. To study the intent of suicide in adults and adolescents based on the socioeconomic status, on the abuse of substances. To study the intent of suicide in adults and adolescents based on any psychiatric illness, and the severity of the disorder. To study the suicidal behavior in adults and adolescents based on the history of deliberate self-harm. To compare the results between the two group.