| Type | Journal Article - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology |
| Title | Suicide in Nepal: a modified psychological autopsy investigation from randomly selected police cases between 2013 and 2015 |
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| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2017 |
| Page numbers | 1-12 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-017-1433-6 |
| Abstract | Purpose Yearly, 600,000 people complete suicide in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 75% of the world’s burden of suicide mortality. The highest regional rates are in South and East Asia. Nepal has one of the highest suicide rates in the world; however, few investigations exploring patterns surrounding both male and female suicides exist. This study used psychological autopsies to identify common factors, precipitating events, and warning signs in a diverse sample. Methods Randomly sampled from 302 police case reports over 24 months, psychological autopsies were conducted for 39 completed suicide cases in one urban and one rural region of Nepal. |
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