Suicides in Bikaner, Rajasthan Demographic profile and causative factors.

Abstract

The natural end of every human life is death. Some people for various reasons end their own lives. This is called suicide. Recent suicides of farmers across country due to drought and crop failure has become a sensational issue which is mainly due to financial burden. Unemployment was an important risk factor for suicide in India which leads to many of the behavioural problems associated with adolescents who committed suicide were signs of marked depressions & signaled suicidal intent which were not perceived by those around them before it was too late. The main aim of this study is to disclose the causative factors of suicide i.e. Financial problems and psychiatric illness. A sum total of 50 cases were selected for this study from all cases brought for medico legal autopsy in Forensic Medicine department with alleged history of suicide. Hanging was the most common method of suicide. Number of suicides committed by males were more compare to females.

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Dr. O. P. Saini

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Dr. O. P. Saini (2019). Suicides in Bikaner, Rajasthan Demographic profile and causative factors.. International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR), 4(2), 44-49. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-537920