Abstract

Psychiatric morbidity and suicidal behaviour in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Knipe, D., Williams, A.J., Hannam-Swain, S., Upton, S., Brown, K., Bandara, P., ... Kapur, N.

Year: 2019 Source: PLOS Medicine. (2019). 16(10), 1-29. Published online 9 October 2019. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002905 SIEC No: 20190646

Psychiatric disorders are reported to be present in 80% to 90% of suicide deaths in high-income countries (HIC), but this association is less clear in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). There has been no previous systematic review of this issue in LMIC. The current study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in individuals with suicidal behaviour in LMIC.