Open AccessSuicidal behaviour among terminally ill cancer patients in India
Author(s) -
KS Latha,
Shobha Bhat
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.55950
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychiatry , depression (economics) , medicine , cancer , mood , palliative care , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , medical emergency , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Passive suicidal thoughts are relatively common in patients with terminal cancer. There is a need for more information about the factors that influence these patients to desire death.