Causes of suicidal deaths related to mental health

Pages: 71-73
Sushmita Upadhyay (Department of Psychology, M.G.P.G. College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh)

The present study examined the cases of suicidal tendency in teenager and elders. For this study we have selected the different causes of suicidal deaths through newspaper and Internet. These causes presented with multiple causes for suicide. 70 cases were selected for the study. All the cases were related to both male and female. Two groups were drawn from the sample. In the first group, we have selected the age group between 15 to 25 years and for another group those cases were selected who are in between 26 to 60 years. The review explores the main factors which are responsible for suicide in Indian context and examined are lack of self confidence, lack of coping strategies towards the adversities of life situations. Youth psychiatric disorder are the key risk factors for the suicidal tendencies.