Suicidal ideation among Bangladeshi medical students: a cause for concern?

Rahman, MM and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2024. Suicidal ideation among Bangladeshi medical students: a cause for concern? Journal of Concurrent Disorders. ISSN 2562-7546

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Abstract

Suicidal ideation among medical students has become a growing concern, yet it remains a neglected public mental health issue in Bangladesh. This brief paper examines the extant literature on suicide behaviors among Bangladeshi medical students. Data from Bangladesh regarding suicide behaviors among medical students is scarce but of concern. In comparison to university students, the prevalence of medical students' suicidal ideation is significantly higher in Bangladesh. Moreover, medical students' suicide rates globally are reportedly higher than those of the general population (up to 3-5 times higher). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence rates of suicide behaviors appeared to increase even further. Suggestions are provided for ways to reduce the prevalence of suicide behaviors among Bangladeshi medical students.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Concurrent Disorders
Creators:	Rahman, M.M. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Concurrent Disorders Society
Date:	26 January 2024
ISSN:	2562-7546
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.54127/QIZS4644 DOI 1856535 Other
Rights:	This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	31 Jan 2024 13:39
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2024 13:42
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50776

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