Abstract
A well-known denition of suicide was stated by Shneidman in 1976 –“human act of self-inicted, self-intentional cessation of life”. The primary aim of the study is to analyse socio- psychological causes, factors and methods frequently adopted in suicidal deaths and ways of dealing with it. Psychological evaluation reveals detailed picture of mental degradation and associated suicidal risk factors. Suicide is outcome of an individual who cannot correlate the existing reality with expectations. Pattern adopted for suicide varies from person to person and place to place. Hence a cross sectional study was done on 278 dead bodies sent for autopsy and it was found that 21-30 years age group more prone and poisoning was thecommonly adopted method of suicide. In relation to motive for suicida deaths, maximum number of suicidal problems, in which marital disharmony constitutes a major cause of death.
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