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ReviewBJPsych international2024

From despair to hope: tackling Balochistan's suicide crisis with sustainable solutions.

Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, Imrana Imdad, Butool Hisam, Muhammad Zeshan

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Review in BJPsych international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mehr Muhammad Adeel RiazPhysician Researcher, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-2333
Imrana ImdadPsychologist, People's Primary Healthcare Initiatives (PPHI), Lasbela, Pakistan.
Butool HisamIndependent Global Health Policy consultant, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad ZeshanClinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, faces a concerning rise in self-harm and suicide, exacerbated by socioeconomic challenges, political instability and events such as climate change and recent suicide bombings. Despite the alarming suicide mortality rate, it remains a neglected public health issue. This perspective paper highlights the need for a comprehensive approach, including suicide prevention initiatives, community-based mental health services, education and research. We also suggest establishing a suicide prevention task force, inclusion of life skills and mental health education in school and undergraduate curricula, conducting research into self-harm, and fostering empathetic media reporting. Additionally, suggestions for sustainable economic change include job creation, development of marketable skills and interest-free microfinance initiatives to empower the community economically.

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Balochistanmental health servicesPakistanpublic health crisisSuicide

Identifiers

PMID40291623
PMCPMC12022869

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