Suicide intent

Objectives: To see the Socio demographic profile of depressive patients whohas current suicide intent coming to the Psychiatry Departments of LUMS, SCJIP, Hyderabadand DHQ Hospital/ PMC Faisalabad. Design: Cross Sectional Study. Place & Duration ofStudy: The study was conducted in six months from 1st April 2014 to 30th September 2014 atLiaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) & Sir Cowasjee institute of Psychiatryand Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Faisalabad. Subjects and Methods:A total of 117 depressive patients were included in this study having moderate to high SuicidalIntent. Results: Out of 117 depressed patients with suicidal intent, predominantly females (59%)approached psychiatry ward as compared with males (41%). Mean age of the participants wasbetween 31 -40 years. Among patients 56% were married, 28% were housewives and 28% werestudent. Most of them were educated. Suicide intent was found more in middle socioeconomicgroup and more in nuclear family system. 96 patients (82.1%) were taking treatment forDepression or Anxiety at the time of interview. Conclusion: Prevalence of depressed populationwith suicidal intent predominates in students, married females especially housewives belongingfrom middle socioeconomic background and nuclear family system. Most of patients useddrugs of abuse. Past psychiatric history, family psychiatric history, past history of suicide, familyhistory of suicide and suicidal Ideations were present in patients with current suicide Intent.