* M Phil in Medical and Social Psychology, PhD Scholar, Department of Psychiatry IMS, B.H.U., Varanasi-5, India
** Department of Psychiatry IMS, B.H.U., Varanasi 5, India.
This study was conducted to know the prevailing common attitudes of clinicians in an emergency setup towards patients attempting suicide.
A 34 item questionnaire which has been used in a previous similar study was used. The data was subjected to factor analysis.
showed marked rejection, avoidance, hostility and indifference was found. Conclusion- various internal and external factors, interact to produce the negative attitude in the clinicians. The need for the better training, holistic and multidisciplinary approach is the call of the recent times.
Suicide, DSH(Deliberate Self Harm), Clinicians attitudes, emergency setting
