1Department of Psychiatry, ESI Hospital, Basaidarapur, New Delhi
2Department of Psychiarty, AIIMS, New Delhi
3Department of Psychiatry, G. B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi
One hundred consecutive cases of attempted suicide by poisoning were taken from the medical indoor of Lok Nayak Hospital. The mean age was 26.7 years (S. D. = 11.4) with more than half (54%) of them between 16–25 years of age. Slight male preponderance was observed. 55% of cases had a Psychiatric diagnosis of which Depression and Adjustment disorder were most common. Organophosphorous compounds and drugs (mainly Benzodiazepines) were most commonly employed as means for attempting suicide.
Attempted suicide, Psychiatric morbidity, Poisoning
