title: Sociodemographic profile, clinical factors, and mode of attempt in suicide attempters in consultation liaison psychiatry in a tertiary care center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective was to study the sociodemographic data, psychiatric disorder, precipitating events, and mode of attempt in suicide attempted patients referred to consultation liaison psychiatric services.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of 6-month duration was done in a tertiary care center in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the 6-month period all referrals were screened for the presence of suicide attempters in consultation liaison services. Those who fulfilled the criteria for suicide attempters were evaluated by using semistructured pro forma containing sociodemographic data, precipitating events, mode of attempt, and psychiatric diagnosis by using ICD-10.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The male-to-female ratio was similar. Adult age, urban background, employed, matriculation educated were more represented in this study. More than 80% of all attempters had psychiatric disorder. Majority had a precipitating event prior to suicide attempt. The most common method of attempt was by use of corrosive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Majority of suicide attempter patients had mental illness. Early identification and treatment of these disorders would have prevented morbidity and mortality associated with this. There is a need of proper education of relatives about keeping corrosive and other poisonous material away from patients as it was being commonest mode of attempt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramdurg
authors.forename: Shrigopal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sagar
authors.forename: Pratap
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharan