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Menstruation and suicide: an exploratory study.

T D Dogra1, Antoon A Leenaars, Ravi Raintji

  • 1All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

Psychological Reports
|January 8, 2008
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Menstruation may be linked to completed suicide, with over 54% of suicide victims menstruating compared to only 6.75% in a control group. Further research is needed to understand this association between the menstrual cycle and suicide risk.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Reproductive health

Background:

  • Existing research on the menstrual cycle's impact on suicidal behavior yields inconsistent results.
  • The specific contribution of menstruation to completed suicide remains controversial due to limited and poorly designed studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential association between menstruation and completed suicide.
  • To address the controversy surrounding menstruation's role in suicide by conducting a carefully designed study.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study was conducted involving 217 autopsies of individuals who died by suicide.
  • A control group was matched to the suicide cases at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
  • Data on menstruation status (excluding pregnancies) were collected for both groups.

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Main Results:

  • A significantly higher proportion of individuals who died by suicide were menstruating (54.46%) compared to the control group (6.75%).
  • These findings suggest a potential link between the menstrual cycle and completed suicide.

Conclusions:

  • Menstruation appears to be associated with completed suicide when compared to a control group.
  • Further rigorous research is essential to elucidate the relationship between the menstrual cycle and suicidal behavior.