Friday, May 1, 2009

Crisis in our backyard - Vidarbha farmer issues

Farmer's suicide in Vidarbha region. Is it a myth or a reality..?
Attached link to a comprehensively conducted research report on Vidarbha Farmer Suicides, its reasons and suggestive recommendation by Shri. PB Behere & Shri. AP Behere, Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Distt. Wardha, Maharashtra.

Abstract:

Incidence of farmers ending their lives in Vidarbha region had hit epidemic proportions recently. We adopted the psychological autopsy approach to offer some insight into the reason why these individuals resorted to such a drastic step. Suicide in farmers is public health problem and we suggested some immediate and serious interventions to prevent suicide.

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