Associations between the macroeconomic indicators and suicide rates in India: Two ecological studies

Background: While western studies have focused on the importance of psychiatric illnesses in the complex pathways leading to suicides, several Indian studies have highlighted the important contributions by economic, social, and cultural factors. Hence, we tested the hypothesis that annual national s...

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Main Authors: Anto P Rajkumar, P Senthilkumar, K Gayathri, G Shyamsundar, K S Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=3;spage=277;epage=281;aulast=Rajkumar