Symposium

Abstract

The major risk factor for suicide is mostly an untreated and frequently undiagnosed mental disorder. Dr Anitha Gautam will be talking about hidden epidemiology of suicide in India. More than one lakh persons (1,33,623) in the country lost their lives by committing suicide during the year 2015. Hence, there is need for developing a cost effective module which can address individual specific psychological stressors which are prevailing in Indian context. These psychological aspects can be delivered by non-specialist trained person. Dr.Hemendra Singh will discuss about the clinical correlates of suicide attempt in psychiatric patients. It throws light on association of Non Suicidal Self-Injury and suicidal behaviour among psychiatric patients and need for developing a brief suicide prevention module. Dr Manaswi Gutam discusses various strategies for suicide prevention.As history of suicide attempt is a risk factor for future suicide, it is high time that the various factors associated with suicide attempt are to be identified to prevent future suicide and also to rehabilitate them psychosocially. Dr Swati C would be discussing her experience of delivering brief intervention module for suicide prevention.