Suicide: An Indian perspective.
Suicide: An Indian perspective.
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DOI：
10.4103/0019-5545.104793
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发表时间：
2012-10
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Andrade C
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作者：
Radhakrishnan R;Andrade C
自杀是全球年轻人死亡的第三大原因。人们日益认识到，预防战略需要适合一个国家特定区域的人口情况，并以文化敏感的方式加以实施。本文探讨了印度自杀的历史，流行病学和人口因素，并探讨了旨在预防自杀的策略。近年来，印度的自杀率一直在上升，尽管自杀率有上升和下降的趋势。与全球人口风险因素不同，在印度，婚姻状况不一定具有保护作用，女性：男性自杀率较高。自杀的动机和方式也与西方国家不同。在社区一级实施预防战略并查明易受伤害的个人可能比全球战略更有效。
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young adults worldwide. There is a growing recognition that prevention strategies need to be tailored to the region-specific demographics of a country and to be implemented in a culturally-sensitive manner. This review explores the historical, epidemiological and demographic factors of suicide in India and examines the strategies aimed at the prevention of suicide. There has been an increase in the rates of suicide in India over the years, although trends of both increases and decline in suicide rates have been present. Distinct from global demographic risk factors, In India, marital status is not necessarily protective and the female: male ratio in the rate of suicide is higher. The motives and modes of suicide are also distinct from western countries. Preventive strategies implemented at a community level and identifying vulnerable individuals maybe more effective than global strategies.