Depression and suicidal behavior in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimates of depression in suicidal behavior in South Asia would help to formulate suicide prevention strategies in the region that hasn't been assessed yet.

Objectives

We aimed to systematically assess the prevalence of depression in fatal and non-fatal attempts of suicide in eight South Asian countries.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, and PsychINFO by specific search terms to identify articles assessing depression in fatal and non-fatal attempts of suicide in South Asian countries published between 2001 and 2020. Two separate meta-analyses were conducted for fatal and non-fatal attempts. Due to the high heterogeneity of studies (96-98%), random-effects models were used to calculate pooled prevalence rates.

Results

A total of 38 studies was ide

SUBMITTER: Arafat SMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806989 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature