A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Perceived Skill Regarding Suicide Risk Management Among Nursing Students At Selected University Of Mangalore

Abstract

Suicide is a type of deliberate self-harm (DSH), and is defined as a human act of self-intentioned and self-inflicted cessation (death).
It ends with a fatal outcome; DSH is an act of intentionally injuring oneself, irrespective of the actual outcome.2 Suicide is deliberate
self-harm, which has been third leading cause of death among the adolescent, as mentioned by World Health Organization. It is very
necessary to prevent suicide and create awareness among the adolescent as they are pillars of the forthcoming future. Everyone
experiences stress and difficult circumstances during their life. Most people can handle these, though times and may even be able to
make something good from a difficult situation.