ReviewGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2022
Depression and suicidal behavior in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Global economic burden of depression in 154 countries from 2025 to 2050.Nature medicine · 2026Article
- Evidence on Deliberate Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicides in Pakistan: A Scoping Review of Methods, Contributing Factors, and Associated Mental Disorders.Neuropsychobiology · 2026Review
- Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among rural school-adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Southern Bangladesh.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
- Assessment and management of suicidality in a mental health survey among poverty affected adolescents in Nepal.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Relationship Between the Socio-Demographic Index and the Burden of Depressive Disorders in Asia (2010-2021): A Population Based Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- The epidemiology of suicidal behaviors among the countries of the South Asia: A systematic review and meta analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
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- Internet-based behavioural activation therapy versus online psychoeducation for self-reported suicidal ideation in individuals with depression in Indonesia: a secondary analysis of an RCT.BMJ mental health · 2024Article
- Marital status and suicidal behavior in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Suicide attempt-related emergency department visits among adolescents: a nationwide population-based study in Korea, 2016-2019.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Estimates of depression in suicidal behavior in South Asia would help to formulate suicide prevention strategies in the region that hasn't been assessed yet. Objectives: We aimed to systematically assess the prevalence of depression in fatal and non-fatal attempts of suicide in eight South Asian countries. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and PsychINFO by specific search terms to identify articles assessing depression in fatal and non-fatal attempts of suicide in South Asian countries published between 2001 and 2020. Two separate meta-analyses were conducted for fatal and non-fatal attempts. Due to the high heterogeneity of studies (96-98%), random-effects models were used to calculate pooled prevalence rates. Results: A total of 38 studies was identified from five south Asian countries (India [27], Pakistan [6], Sri Lanka [3], Nepal [1], and Bangladesh [1]). The majority of studies ( Conclusions: This review revealed the pooled prevalence of depression among fatal and non-fatal suicidal attempts in South Asian countries, which seems to be lower when comparedto the Western countries. However, a cautious interpretation is warranted due to the heterogeneity of study methods, sample size, and measurement of depression.
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