Suicides may be considerably higher this year compared to previous years: SLMA

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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The number of suicides in the country this year might be considerably higher compared to previous years, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Chathuri Suraweera warned.

Addressing the media, she said 17 cases of suicide per 100,000 individuals were reported (100,000:17).

"Unfortunately, no data was received for the years 2022 and 2023. So far we have spent only four months this year, but we are receiving information that the number has increased much higher within the last four months.

"Still, 3,000 cases of suicide are reported annually, and nearly eight or nine incidents reported daily. There was a gradual decrease in the cases of suicide, but there is a slight increase now with the current economic crisis."

Therefore, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) pointed out that the media should be very responsible when reporting on suicides. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

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Chris Monday, 24 April 2023 06:35 PM

You are not supposed to say things like this. Don't you know the basics of psychiatry?

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Lanka Monday, 24 April 2023 08:49 PM

What role our politicians; school teachers; academics ; parents; community leaders and religious leaders and heath workers can do to stop this ...start some awarenesses programs across the country..in schools ; work places; universities ; palaces of worship and other places ..No point to highlight the problem alone and come up with solutions..Each person dies out of economic crisis; the ghost of such person will go hunting MR and co who brought this country into this economic crisis

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Rina arthikA Tuesday, 25 April 2023 07:49 AM

We know our experts find it very very difficult to count. For two years the y could not find body counting expert.

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