Abstract: Suicide is a serious public health problem. The world health organisation : recognising the growing problem of suicide worldwide urged members to address the phenomenon. During the past decade there have also been dramatic and disturbing increases in reports of suicide among youths. Suicide remains a serious public health problem at the other end of age spectrum. Suicidal risk and protective factors and their interaction form the empirical basis for suicide prevention. Risk factors are associated with the greater suicidal intent and more lethal suicidal behaviour. Understanding risk factors can help dispel myths that suicide is a random act or result from stress alone. Previous suicidal attempt, hopelessness, psychological pain and mental disorders, easy accessto lethal methods constitute important...........
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