Year: 2008 Source: MJAFI, v.64, no.2, (2008), p.127-128 SIEC No: 20100058

An increasing trend in attempted & completed suicide among wives of serving personnel was observed. A questionnaire designed to elicit the known risk factors for suicide, suicide attempts, & suicide ideation by women in the Indian context was administered to 222 wives of Indian military personnel living in a garrison with their husbands. 28% of sample were childless. Alcoholism in the husband was reported by 22 women & domestic violence by 4. Six had been bereaved in the past year. Chronic illness was reported by 10 women & psychiatric illness by four. Wives of military personnel may need targeted community interventions focusing on the risk factors for suicide. (17 refs.)