Severity of suicidal intent, method and behaviour antecedent to an act of self-harm: a cross sectional study of survivors of self-harm referred to a tertiary hospital in Mysore, south India
| Autor: | Murali Krishna, Rajagopal Rajendra, Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majgi, Narendra Heggere, Rob Poole, Shruti Parimoo, Catherine Robinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Poison control India Suicide Attempted Intention Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Suicidal Ideation Tertiary Care Centers Young Adult Sex Factors Risk Factors Injury prevention medicine Humans Survivors Psychiatry Suicidal ideation General Psychology Depressive Disorder Major business.industry Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Psychiatry and Mental health Harm Cross-Sectional Studies Absenteeism Female medicine.symptom business Self-Injurious Behavior |
| Zdroj: | Asian journal of psychiatry. 12 |
| ISSN: | 1876-2026 |
| Popis: | Background Rates of self harm are high in south India, but little is known about the relationship between antecedent behaviour, suicidal intent and method. Aims To identify clinical, social and behavioural antecedents preceding an act of self-harm. Methods 200 participants, consecutively presenting with deliberate self harm to a hospital in south India, were interviewed. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded, together with behaviours preceding self-harm. The Pierce Suicidal Intent Scale and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory were administered. Results Pesticide poisoning was the most common method, especially amongst men, in rural areas, and amongst professionals. No particular antecedent behaviour or activity appears to be associated with higher levels of suicidal intent. Absenteeism from work was the most commonly reported change of behaviour in the month preceding an act of self-harm. Unskilled labourers and professionals had significantly greater suicidal intent (adjusted for age, gender and method) than skilled labourers and the unemployed. There were no differences in suicidal intent between different methods. Rural dwellers had significantly greater suicidal intent compared to urban dwellers, irrespective of the method. Major Depressive Disorder was associated with significantly greater suicidal intent compared with other diagnoses and no diagnosis. Conclusions Amongst people who harm themselves in south India, professionals and unskilled labourers, rural residents, and people with current major depressive disorder have higher levels of suicidal intent. Severity of suicidal intent does not appear to influence choice of method of self-harm. Behaviours predictive of self-harm in the west may not be relevant in south India. |
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