Psychological Assessment and Management of Suicide: A Comprehensive Review

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Premkant D. Uparikar and Ranjita Kumari (Department of Clinical Psychology, Central India Institute, Dewada, Rajanandgaon, Chhattisgarh)

Suicidal behavior is undoubtedly a serious global public health concern. It claims more lives annually than homicide, making it the tenth most common cause of death. Male suicide deaths exceed those of female suicide deaths by more than twice (12.6 per 100 000 males versus 5.4 per 100 000 females). In high-income nations, the suicide rate among men is often higher (16.5 per 100,000). Lower-middle-income nations had the highest suicide rates for women (7.1 per 100,000). According to World Health Organization (2021), the global average of 9.0 suicides per 100,000 people was surpassed by the rates in the WHO’s African (11.2 per 100,000 people), European (10.5 per 100,000 people), and South-East Asian (10.2 per 100,000 people) areas in 2019. The present review study is an effort to provide a comprehensive understanding of suicide, its assessment and management.