New Delhi: The number of women attempting suicide in the country is nearly thrice than men, while people in the age-group of 15-30 are the most susceptible to committing suicide, experts claim.
According to the Indian Psychiatric Society, only 10-15 per cent of suicidal bids are “impulsive” and the rest can be prevented through timely intervention and appropriate psycho-social therapy.
According to the World Health Organisation, 8 lakh people lose their life to suicide each year.
“In India, women attempt more suicide than men, on an average nearly 2.5-3 times. But nearly three times men as against women are ending their lives. Only 10-15 per cent cases are impulsive attempts, which means, a person attempts suicide himself or herself,” Indian Psychiatric Society President Dr G Prasad Rao said.
“The most common expression among those who attempt suicide is – ‘my life is not worth living’. If people around them can sense and intervene in time, then such cases can be prevented,” he added.
Dr Rao further said that farmer, student and dowry-related suicides are the most common.
“It’s a bio-psychosocial disorder and depression is the major cause that leads to death by suicide, followed by mental anxiety and personality disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,” he added.
According to a study carried out recently by Delhi-based Cosmos Institute of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, 71 per cent of people were not aware as to what to do when someone around them showed suicidal tendencies.
According to the study, 67 per cent of people with suicidal behaviour had an underlying major depressive disorder, 55 per cent had alcohol or other addictions, 26 per cent had personality disorders, 12 per cent had bipolar disorder, 7 per cent had schizophrenia while 2 per cent had eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia.
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