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MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FORETELLER INDICATIONS OF SUICIDAL TENDENCIES ALONG WITH COPING STRATEGIES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT

Dr.Muhammad Hashim, Ayesha Shafeeq, Dr Muhammad Sibtain Raza

Abstract: Objective: The objective of the research was to determine the coping strategies as positive as well as a negative foreteller of suicidal attention among the students of medical colleges. Method: This cross-sectional research was carried out at Mayo Hospital, Lahore from March to December 2018. The age of the student was in between nineteen to twenty-five years. The researcher used various level mixed techniques for a specimen as well as two standardizes scales with the objective of determining suicide attentions and coping mechanism of the subjects. Result: Total number of the students enrolled for research was twelve hundred. The number of male and female students was six hundred and forty (53%) and five-hundred and sixty (47%) respectively. Three hundred and ninety students (32%) belong to Gujarat whereas eight hundred and ten subjects (68%) from Lahore. The adverse foreteller of suicide attentions were usage of emotive assistance (P<0.05), active coping (P<0.0001), instrumental assistance (P<0.001), suicide (P<0.05), categorical reframing (P<0.0001), scheduling (P<0.001), gratification (P>0.05), acknowledgement (P<0.001) and religion (P<0.0001); whereas, rejection (P<0.0001), material usage (P<0.05), self-criticism (P<0.0001) and venting (P>0.05) were affirmative forecaster of suicide attentions. Conclusion: The recommendation of the research was that the course based on psychological education for the students of medical colleges must be introduced to facilitate them to choose the appropriate coping mechanism with the objective of batter dealing in stressful conditions. Keywords: Suicidal Behavior, SBQ-R (Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised), BCI (Brief Cope Inventory).

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