Explaining suicide attempt with personality traits of aggression and impulsivity in a high risk tribal population of India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Suicide is a spectrum of behavior including suicide ideation and suicidal attempt and is undoubtedly the outcome of the interaction of several factors. The role of two main constructs of human nature, aggression and impulsivity, has been discussed broadly in relation to suicide, as endophenotypes or traits of personality, in research and in clinical practice across diagnoses. The objective of our study was to assess impulsive and aggressive behaviors among primitive people of the Idu Mishmi tribe, who are known for high suicide completer and attempter rates.

Methods

The study group was comprised of 177 unrelated Idu Mishmi participants divided into two sets: 39 suicide attempters and 138 non-attempters. Data on demographic factors and details of suicide attempts

SUBMITTER: Singh PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814010 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature