Resource Tag: PAKISTAN

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To determine suicide rates, the authors carried out an analysis of suicide reports from six cities in Pakistan. Rates vary from 0.43/100,000 in Peshawar to 2.86/100,000 in Rawalpindi. Rates for men are consistently higher than women; highest rates for men were 7.06/100,000 between the ages 20-40 years in Larkana, Sindh province. Given the legal, socio-cultural, […]

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 297 consecutive Afghan mothers in two refugee camps in Pakistan. 106 of the women in the sample screened positive for a common mental disorder. 96 of those screening positive had had suicidal thoughts in the previous month, & 9 rated suicidal feelings as their topmost concern. There is a […]

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This study compared suicide potential & suicide attempts in 50 Pakistani & 50 American psychiatric patients all of whom reported a positive history of suicide attempts during the past 1-5 years. It further explored the role of nationality, gender, diagnosis, & marital status in respondents’ potential for suicide & suicide attempts. Findings are discussed. (64 […]

This article discusses the fact that 10% of the worlds suicides take place in just three countries on the Indian subcontinent: India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan. Different traits from western suicides are compared in the article, such as the high use of organophosphate insecticides, larger numbers of married women, fewer elderly subjects & interpersonal relationship […]

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This article gives an overview of the current state of suicide & attempted suicide in Pakistan, in the context of existing religious & legal factors, highlighting the main findings of the few studies carried out in the past 50 years. Both suicide & attempted suicide are criminal offenses in Pakistan. Researchers in Islamic countries are […]

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