Day, week and month of suicide by hanging

Seasonal asymmetry in suicide is a long observed phenomenon. Seasonal vulnerability to suicides that is suggested to be biologically determined is often related to climatic factors. Weather conditions are fairly uniform throughout the year in the southern west coastal region of India. This retrospective review was aimed at finding an association of suicide by hanging with day, week and month of the year. The study revealed that suicides by hanging in males and females are more common in the latter half of the month. In males, hanging was predominantly observed during mid week days, and second quarter of the year. Pattern of hanging in females was however uniform.