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ArticleBMC psychiatry2026

Correlates of suicide attempts in young people in India - a case-control study of persons admitted to a hospital in Pune.

Madhumitha Balaji, Smita Panse, Kavita Mandhare, Arjun K Shah, Genc Burazeri, Manjeet Santre, Soumitra Pathare, Michael R Phillips, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Katarzyna Czabanowska and 2 more

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Madhumitha BalajiSangath, Porvorim, Goa, India. madhumitha.balaji@sangath.in.
Smita PanseDepartment of Psychiatry, PCMC's Post Graduate Institute Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Kavita MandhareSangath, Porvorim, Goa, India.
Arjun K ShahSangath, Porvorim, Goa, India.
Genc BurazeriUniversity of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
Manjeet SantreDepartment of Psychiatry, PCMC's Post Graduate Institute Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Soumitra Pathare *Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Michael R Phillips *Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lakshmi Vijayakumar *Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600028, India.
Katarzyna Czabanowska *Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Thomas Krafft *Department of Health Ethics and Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Vikram PatelSangath, Porvorim, Goa, India.

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Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA_CPHE_16_1_502659
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Abstract

backgroundSuicide attempts in young people in India are a major public health concern but the reasons for these remain unclear. The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with suicide attempts in persons aged 15–29 years in India.

methodsWe conducted a matched case–control study at a public hospital in the urban region of Pimpri-Chinchward, Pune, between 2019 and 2023. 15–29-year-olds who were admitted to the hospital following a suicide attempt (cases) were compared with 151 outpatients who presented at the general medicine department of the same hospital (controls). We administered a comprehensive semi-structured interview to participants in both groups and analysed the data using cox regression models.

resultsThere were eight factors independently associated with suicide attempts. At the individual-level, these were: clinically significant depressive or anxiety symptoms over the last two weeks, previous suicide attempt, impulsivity, and low SES; alcohol use was significant only for males. Among the social factors, lack of exposure to suicide-related information in the last month, lack of social interactions over the last 12 months, and presence of interpersonal negative life events involving partners or family in the last 12 months were associated with suicide attempts. Descriptive data on life events revealed several relationship adversities, and the importance of acute interpersonal stressors in precipitating suicide attempts.

conclusionA range of factors are associated with suicide attempts in young people in India which calls for a multifactorial approach towards suicide prevention. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.

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Suicide, AttemptedAdolescentAdultAnxietyCase-Control StudiesDepressionFemaleHospitalizationHumansImpulsive BehaviorIndiaMaleRisk FactorsYoung AdultCase-control studyIndiaSuicide attemptsYoung people

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