Sociodemographic Profile and Psychological Factors Influencing Deliberate Self Harm in a Tertiary Rural Health Care Setup: A Cross-sectional Study
Gaurav Pawar,
Kshirod K. Mishra,
Ahmed Reshamvala
Abstract:Introduction: There has been a rising trend of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in India recently. The tendency to harm oneself is associated to female sex, younger age, stressful life events and mental illnesses such as depression. Knowledge of socio-demographic factors and psychiatric morbidities in patients having self-harming behavior can be helpful in planning suicide prevention strategies.Methods: This was a hospital-based descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study. The data was collected from 150 conse… Show more
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