This study pertains to eighty six suicide attempters. The findings indicated that in both sexes the peak age group was 15 - 20 years, followed by 21 - 25 years. Organophosphorous compounds were found to have been used by a large number of attempters. 23.25% of our sample had contemplated on this act even prior to this episode. Alcohol was found to be an important factor behind 10.46% of cases. ...

With the financial assistance of the Nuffield Foundation, Mr. Greenland has completed a study of 10,000 letters addressed to certain "Advice Columns" of the national press. His report of some 120,000 words is awaiting publication in book form. This article is based on the chapter on psychiatric problems revealed in the correspondence. A brief account of the work as a whole giving details of the...

Self-destructive behaviour is an increasing problem to workers in all fields of medicine. When attempted suicide occurs this will be an indication of distress and this will be manifest in the patient, persons in his social environment and to medical workers involved in rescue from the attempt itself and treatment of the condition which led to this behaviour. One of the major issues confronting ...