1Post Graduate, Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
3Professor and HOD, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
*Corresponding Author: Heigrujam Jina, Post Graduate, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medicalcollege, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
In adolescent it is the second most common mode of death after accident. Suicide is now the second most cause of death in young adults ranging 15–35 year world over. There has been a dramatic rise in suicide in last 40 years. Every 2 hours a youth commit suicide. (1)However, in spite of the dramatic rise, suicide is still unrecognized & under reported due to stigma attached to it. There has been a dramatic rise in adolescent suicide & it not only affects individuals but also has devastating effect on family friends & community as a whole. Suicide attempts occur 30–100 times more frequently than completed suicide.
Suicide, adolescents, Dramatic rise
