Critical Overview of Adolescent Suicides in India; A Public Health Concern
| Autor: | M K Suja, Ashwin mathew, V. Priya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Long lasting
medicine.medical_specialty Public health Left behind Suicide prevention language.human_language 030227 psychiatry Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Tamil Adolescents male medicine language West bengal Psychology Mental health first aid 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Medico-Legal Update. 20 |
| ISSN: | 0974-1283 0971-720X |
| Popis: | Suicide is the second most leading cause of death among the 15-29 age group (adolescent). The World HealthOrganization statistics indicate that 8, 00,000 people suicide annually. The National Crime Records Bureaurecords indicates that suicidal deaths in 2014 is 15.8% more than 2004, 17% of the suicides worldwidehappens in India. Suicides is a contingency that affects the victim’s family community and nation at largeand has a long lasting effect on the people left behind. The adolescents often don’t get help when neededwhich leads to suicides. Sustainable Development Goals 3 intents to promote healthy lives and promotewellbeing for all.Aim: To understand; 1) the percentage increase of suicide in India, difference between male and femalesuicides, 2) identify states with maximum number of suicides, 3) identify states with maximum number ofstudent suicides, 4) Major Causes for suicide among adolescent male, female and trans gender and to study5) Major means adopted for suicides in India, 6) Understand the significance promoting wellness addressingadolescent suicides.Results: there is significant increase in number of suicides form 2013 to 2016 and it affects the nation’seconomy. The states with maximum number of adolescent suicides are 1) Maharastra, 2) Tamil Nadu, 3)West Bengal, 4) Madhya Pradesh and 5) Karnataka. The major Causes for suicides among adolescents male,female and trans gender were identified. The most common means adopted for suicide among adolescentshave been identified and listed.Conclusion: The adolescent and student suicides in the nation are increasing rapidly causing serious economicburden to the nation. Hence a comprehensive suicide prevention plan must be developed, the policy shouldindividually target the states with highest number of adolescent and student suicides, access to the mostprominent means of suicides must be limited. A national suicide prevention help line and community basedaccess points could be created to provide mental health first aid to the vulnerable adolescents and students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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