ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Centering decriminalization of suicide in low - and middle - income countries on effective suicide prevention strategies.
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- Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in eight low- and middle-income countries: a comparison of national surveys.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Clinician Awareness and Attitude About Decriminalization of Suicide Attempt as per Mental Health Care Act 2017: A Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Experiences of adults who survived suicide attempts in rural Uganda: Stigma, support systems and reintegration.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Role of law enforcement agencies in suicide prevention: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- The real-world evidence to the effects of primary psychological healthcare system in diluting risks of suicide ideation in underrepresented children/adolescents: an observational, multi-center, population-based, and longitudinal study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- A retrospective five-year autopsy based study of suicide in Punjab province of Pakistan.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Decriminalizing suicide: the 2017 Mental Healthcare Act and suicide mortality in India, 2001-2020.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Characteristics of surveillance systems for suicide and self-harm: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- A dataset of the mental health and wellbeing of Kenyan adolescents.Data in brief · 2023Article
- Clinical Characteristics, Metabolic Parameters, and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts Vary with Untreated Major Depressive Disorder Duration.Depression and anxiety · 2023Article
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Abstract
Globally, over 800,000 people die by suicide every year. For every one completed suicide, 20 more attempts have been made. As previous attempts are one of the strongest predictors of future suicide, help-seeking in moments of crisis, particularly after an attempt, may have important implications for suicide prevention. Unfortunately, the criminalization of suicide in several countries hinders help-seeking, increases the stigmatization of those who attempt suicide and obstructs the accurate tracking of suicides. Here, we highlight the negative effects of suicide criminalization and discuss evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention such as means restriction, improved mental health literacy and access to psychosocial support, and responsible media coverage of suicides.
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