Although recent years have seen large decreases in the overall global rate of suicide
fatalities, this trend is not reflected everywhere. Suicide and suicidal behaviour continue to …

Mental ill health, which has been the leading health and social issue impacting the lives and
futures of young people for decades, has entered a dangerous phase. Accumulating …

Background Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in
India, but a systematic understanding of their prevalence, disease burden, and risk factors is …

Background Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some
of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the …

Background Pesticide self-poisoning is a common means of suicide in India. Banning highly
hazardous pesticides from agricultural use has been successful in reducing total suicide …

India reports the highest number of suicide deaths in the world. At this time when the Indian
Government is formulating a national suicide prevention strategy, we have reviewed the …

Abstract Introduction: The agricultural Green Revolution in the 1950s and 60s is thought to
have averted many deaths from famine. However, it also introduced highly hazardous …

Background Based on previous experience there is justifiable concern about suicidal
behaviour and news media reporting of it during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study …

The suicide rates officially reported by most countries are widely believed to be lower than
actual rates, attributable partly to inaccuracy of registration of deaths and misclassification of …

Background Poisoning is a major problem in India. However, there is little systematic
information on the key poisons responsible for most deaths by geographical area and over …