title: Suicide due to sulfuric acid ingestion in a case of major depressive disorder.
abstract: A case of Sulphuric acid ingestion with an intention to commit suicide in a patient of Major Depressive Disorder which resulted in death is reported. Aspects of this mode of suicide and legal issues concerning suicide in mentally ill patient have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K Nagaraja
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Sudarshan
keywords: Suicide; legal issues; sulphuric acid ingestion