@article{Yaqoob_Ahsan_Shaikh_2023, title={Depression, Anxiety and Social Support as Predictors of Suicide Intent among Self-Harm Inpatients}, volume={73}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/7900}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v73i2.7900}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> to examine depression, anxiety and social support as predictors of suicide intent among self-harm inpatients.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross-sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Foundation University, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jun 2019 to Oct 2020.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> A clinical sample of 220 self-harm patients aged 18 to 35 years was collected from different mental health departments of Rawalpindi, Jhelum and Multan hospitals. Beck Suicide Intent Scale, Depression and Anxiety subscales of DASS-42 and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were administered to assess suicide intent, depression, anxiety and social support.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Results of current research revealed that depression and anxiety had a significant positive correlation with suicide intent (r = 0.71 & 0.29, respectively). Moreover, depression and anxiety were significantly positively predicted by suicide intent. Social support had a significant negative correlation with suicide intent and significantly negatively predicted suicide intent.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The study revealed that depression and anxiety were significant positive predictors of suicide intent among selfharm inpatients, whereas social support was a significant negative predictor of suicide intent and, thus, contributed to the continued growth of exploring an etiological model of self-harm.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Yaqoob, Naila and Ahsan, Sadaf and Shaikh, Sarah}, year={2023}, month={May}, pages={557–60} }