Abstract

Suicide of any individual, irrespective of their age, is a very sad event for their family and for society also. The rate of the suicide attempts and suicidal deaths are increasing in trend especially in youth community. A Retrospective Study about the Pattern of Suicides among Students’ Population was conducted in the Dept of Forensic Medicine, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, from Jan 2012 to Dec 2014 for three years duration. There were totally 134 cases were studied. Hanging was the most common method preferred by the victim, followed by poisoning and burns.

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