04/01/2008 00:00:00
Journal Article
Suicide
AcademicEpidemiology
Sudath Samaraweera, Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, S. Sivayogan & Dinesh Bhugra
Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior, Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 221 – 228
https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.221
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.221
http://ird.lk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/completed-suicide-among-Sinhalese.pdf
Sri Lanka has the one of highest rates of suicide. Important factors associated with suicide were determined via the psychological autopsy approach (which had not been carried out previously in Sri Lanka). Over a 3‐month period, in a catchment area, 31 suicides among Sinhalese were identified and 27 were investigated. Males were more likely to commit suicide and alcohol abuse and domestic violence were reported as contributory factors. We found it possible to use psychological autopsy methods to obtain information which can inform planned prevention measures.