A cross-sectional study examining the sociodemographic profile and psychological factors associated with deliberate self-harm in a tertiary rural health care setting

Abstract

Background and Objective: Deliberate self-harm, or DSH, has been more popular in India lately. Self harming behaviour is linked to female sex, younger age, stressful life events, and mental health conditions like depression. Planning suicide prevention methods can benefit from knowledge of the sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric morbidities of patients who engage in self-harming behaviour.