Suicide in Bangladesh: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
In: New Perspectives in Behavioral and Health Sciences Series
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Epidemiology of Suicide and Data Quality in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology of Suicide in Bangladesh -- 2.1 Suicide Rate -- 2.2 Gender Distribution -- 2.3 Age Distribution -- 2.4 Risk Factors for Suicide -- 2.5 Methods of Suicide -- 2.6 Rare Suicide Events in Bangladesh -- 2.6.1 Protest Suicide -- 2.6.2 Group Suicide -- 3 Quality Suicide Data Concern in Bangladesh -- 4 Current Challenges and Way Forward -- 4.1 Current Challenges -- 4.2 Way Forward -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Forensic and Legal Aspects of Suicide in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Process of Suicide Declaration in Bangladesh -- 3 Current Status of Postmortem Facilities in Bangladesh -- 4 Current Legal Structure and Decriminalization -- 5 Current Challenges and Way Forward -- 5.1 Criminal Status of Suicide -- 5.2 Modernization of Medicolegal Autopsy Facilities -- 5.3 Human Resource in Forensic Medicine -- 5.4 Proper Training and Benefits of Morgue Staff -- 5.5 Well-Documented Liaison -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Mental Health and Suicide in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology of Suicide in Bangladesh -- 3 Psychiatric Disorders in Suicide and Self-Harm in Bangladesh -- 3.1 Psychiatric Disorder in Suicide in Bangladesh -- 3.2 Psychiatric Disorder in Self-Harm/Non-Fatal Attempt in Bangladesh -- 4 Psychiatric Services for Suicide and Self-Harm -- 5 Current Challenges and Way Forward for Suicide Prevention -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Cultural Perspectives of Suicide in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Meaning of Culture -- 3 The Cultural Elements in Suicide: An Overview -- 4 The Cultural Elements in Suicide: Bangladesh Context -- 4.1 Case: Male Suicide and the Cultural Context -- 4.2 Culture of Taboo -- 4.3 Culture of Poverty.