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

• Published in: Global mental health Vol. 9; pp. 181 - 192
• Main Authors: Arafat, S M Yasir, Saleem, Tamkeen, Menon, Vikas, Ali, Syeda Ayat-e-Zainab, Baminiwatta, Anuradha, Kar, Sujita Kumar, Akter, Hasina, Singh, Rakesh
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Bias; Depression; Etiology; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Meta-analysis; non-fatal attempt; Population; Review; Sample size; self-harm; South Asia; Suicidal behavior; suicide; Suicides & suicide attempts; Systematic review; Bangladesh; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Karachi Pakistan; India; South Asia; Depression; self-harm; non-fatal attempt; suicide; South Asia

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