title: Attempted Suicide and Seriousness of Intent.
abstract: This descriptive research was conducted to estimate the method of suicide and suicidal intent among hospitalised suicide attempters at Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF) Hospital, Wah Cantt, from December 2012 to June 2013. Data were collected from 49 hospitalised suicide attempters through purposive sampling technique by using Suicidal Intent Scale. Majority of suicide attempters (92%) used self-poisoning as the method of suicide regardless of their gender, age, occupation, past medical history, past psychiatric history, and history of suicide and psychiatric illness in their families. Additionally, most of them (43%) reported high level of suicidal intent, while 16 (33%) reported medium suicidal intent and 12 (24%) reported mild suicidal intent. Keeping in view the fact that majority of suicide attempters used self-poisoning as a method and most of them reported high level of suicidal intent, it is important to plan preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi.
authors.forename: Tabassum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alvi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasein
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit.
authors.forename: Sadiq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farjam
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Assad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention