Vijayakumar L, Thilothammal N
VHS in Kotturpuram, Madras, India.
Crisis. 1993;14(1):43-6.
Suicide pacts in an Indian population were studied through police records of the state of Tamul Nadu. A total of 148 suicide pacts, involving 324 persons, were identified. More women died in them than might be expected from general population figures. Social stressors like financial problems and marriage-related issues were the principal causes. The results and their implications are discussed and compared with those obtained in Western and other Eastern countries.
