Anju Mathew

Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Publications

  • Research   
    Psychiatric Comorbidity in Adolescents with Attempted Suicide Attending a Tertiary Care Center in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Author(s): Ameena C Hanna*, Anil Kumar TV and Anju Mathew

    Background: Suicide is one of the most important issues related to mental health. Among adolescents, the ratio of attempted suicides to completed suicides is estimated to be up to 50:1 to 100:1. This study was primarily aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents with suicide attempts. Subjects and Methods: Fifty patients attending suicide prevention clinic were evaluated. Psychiatric comorbidity and suicidality were assessed using MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI KID 6.0) and resilience using Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). Results: Prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity was fifty four percent (54%). Twenty-three (46%) were identified with one psychiatric comorbidity while 4 (8%) had more than one identifiable psychiatric comorbidity. Adjustment disorder (22%) was identified as the most common.. Read More»

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