Survey study, 2007
Is menstruation related to completed suicide?
54.46% of people who died by suicide were menstruating, compared to 6.75% in a control group. This suggests a possible association, but it is a preliminary finding and much more careful research is needed.
What they did
Researchers reviewed 217 autopsies of people who died by suicide in India and compared them to a matched control group, recording whether people were menstruating at the time.
What they found
54.46% of people who died by suicide were menstruating compared to 6.75% of the control group.
What it means for you
There appears to be an association between menstruation and suicide. However, this is based only on autopsies, many other factors were not explored, and much more careful research is needed before drawing conclusions.
54.46%
were menstruating in suicide group
6.75%
were menstruating in control group
217
completed suicides reviewed
About the study
- Original title
- Menstruation and suicide: an exploratory study
- Authors
- Dogra TD, Leenaars AA, Raintji R et al.
- Journal
- Psychological reports
- Year
- 2007
- Study design
- Survey study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.2466/pr0.101.2.430-434