Open AccessSuicide due to sulfuric acid ingestion in a case of major depressive disorder
Author(s) -
K. Nagaraja Rao,
CY Sudarshan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.158195
Subject(s) - ingestion , commit , major depressive disorder , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , suicide attempt , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , psychology , computer science , cognition , database
A case of Sulphuric acid ingestion with an intention to commit suicide in a patient of Major Depressive Disorder which resulted in death is reported. Aspects of this mode of suicide and legal issues concerning suicide in mentally ill patient have been discussed.
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