R. PONNUDURAI, Department of Psychiatry, Govt. General Hospital, Madras 600 003.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1997 Jan;39(1):34-6.
This study was aimed to assess the venues of suicide and the related factors. One hundred and forty four (M-89. F-55) suicide cases undertaken for autopsy at the department of Forensic Medicine, Madras Medical College formed the study material. 33.71% of males and 3.64% of females had chosen the venues other than their houses. Most of the males suffering from mental illness (80%) had preferred places outside their house for this fatal act. Among the males, 71.74% of those who consumed insecticides and 87.5% who adopted self immolation, did so inside their houses. Comparatively lesser (53.33%) proportion of males resorted to hanging inside their houses.
本研究旨在评估自杀的地点和相关因素。在马德拉斯医学院法医学系进行尸检的 144 例(男 89 例,女 55 例)自杀案例构成了研究材料。33.71%的男性和 3.64%的女性选择了除房屋以外的自杀地点。大多数患有精神疾病的男性(80%)都选择在自家以外的地方实施这一自杀行为。在男性中,71.74%的服用杀虫剂和 87.5%的自焚者都是在自家实施的。相比之下,较少的(53.33%)男性选择在自家上吊自杀。