Identifying Risk Factors from Psychiatric History of Deliberate Self-Harm in Young Women with Tertiary Care

D. Sai Baalasubramanian; K.S. Arun Narayan Pradeep; Thamilselvan Palanichamy; Srinivasan Jayaraman

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Identifying Risk Factors from Psychiatric History of Deliberate Self-Harm in Young Women with Tertiary Care

D. Sai Baalasubramanian, K. S. Arun Narayan Pradeep, Thamilselvan Palanichamy, Srinivasan Jayaraman

Abstract :

Suicide attempts can be 10-40 times more frequent than completed suicides. Also, 15-23% of those who attempted suicide will receive treatment for a subsequent attempt within one year. Psychiatric illness is a factor in at least a third of the cases of completed suicides. Those who completed suicide or made serious attempt were psychotic and associated with any clinical psychiatric disorder. So the present study aimed that to identify the risk factors from the Psychiatric history of Deliberate Self-Harm in young women attending a tertiary care in the hospital. 50 patients those who are female patients aged between 12 – 24 years presenting with deliberate self harm using purposive sampling technique. Personal data blank and Case History Scheme and Mini International Neuro Psychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I PLUS) were used as a instruments. The study findings shows risk factors from the psychiatric history that, past history of medical illness, past suicidal attempt, history of abuse, family history of alcoholism and commonest psychiatric disorder is adjustment disorder. Hence, prevention and intervention will be helpful to treat psychiatric risk factors.