PMID- 38419923
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240301
IS  - 0019-5545 (Print)
IS  - 1998-3794 (Electronic)
IS  - 0019-5545 (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 1
DP  - 2024 Jan
TI  - Cross-sectional study on the psychosocial factors, the severity of depression, 
      and coping strategies among patients attempting suicide.
PG  - 26-35
LID - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_199_23 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: With around 10-20 million individuals attempting suicide each year, 
      suicide attempts have been considered a significant public health issue. A 
      significant fraction of it is caused by depression. Life events and other 
      psychosocial stressors were frequently linked to both depression and suicidal 
      behavior. Coping strategies are cognitive, emotional, and behavioral approaches 
      used to lessen and cope with the negative impacts of stressful situations. AIM: 
      This study aimed to find the psychosocial factors, the severity of depression, 
      and coping strategies among patients attempting suicide. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 
      Study design: This study was a hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study. 
      A total of 120 consecutive cases were selected using Patient Health Questionnaire 
      2 (PHQ-2) scales and assessed for severity of depression and coping strategies 
      using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and Coping Orientation to 
      Problem Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE) scales, respectively. Pearson's 
      Chi-square or Fisher's exact test and independent-samples t-test have been 
      performed to see the association between categorical and continuous variables. 
      The Pearson correlation coefficient has been used to see the relationship between 
      two continuous variables. RESULTS: Most of the cases (33.3%) were found to be 
      severely depressed. Among all the cases, the majority, that is, 90.8%, were using 
      avoidant-type coping strategies and only 9.2% were using approach-type coping 
      strategies. A significant positive correlation between the avoidant-type coping 
      strategy and depression and a negative correlation between the approach-type 
      coping strategy and depression was found. CONCLUSION: Patients with depression 
      attempting suicide were found to utilize avoidant-type coping strategies to cope 
      with life stresses. Hence, it is crucial to place greater emphasis on assessing 
      coping strategies and focus on teaching approach-oriented coping strategies as a 
      means to prevent suicidal attempts.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2024 Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
FAU - Saharia, Barasha
AU  - Saharia B
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Tezpur Medical College and Hospital, Tezpur, Sonitpur, 
      Assam, India.
FAU - Ghosh, Soumitra
AU  - Ghosh S
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Tezpur Medical College and Hospital, Tezpur, Sonitpur, 
      Assam, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20240125
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Psychiatry
JT  - Indian journal of psychiatry
JID - 0013255
PMC - PMC10898527
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Attempted suicide
OT  - coping strategy
OT  - depression
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2024/02/29 06:43
MHDA- 2024/02/29 06:44
PMCR- 2024/01/01
CRDT- 2024/02/29 04:00
PHST- 2023/03/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/10/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/11/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2024/02/29 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2024/02/29 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/02/29 04:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2024/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - IJPsy-66-26 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_199_23 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Psychiatry. 2024 Jan;66(1):26-35. doi: 
      10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_199_23. Epub 2024 Jan 25.