The Incidence of Suicide in Pakistan Day by Day, Especially the Educated Youth Trying to Commit Suicide in 2022 - 2023

Abstract

The focus of this study the Incidence of Suicide in Pakistan Day by Day, Especially the Educated Youth Trying to Commit Suicide in 2022 2023 is to provide understanding for human nature, the societal impact of suicides, to explore the trend and causes of suicide, and to create awareness about this sensitive and unlawful act. The main theme is a try to stop this inhuman act by helping the needed people by approaching the related authorities. This report is an effort to stop this sinful act by explaining the bad effects because this act can never eliminate the problems but on the other hand give rise to them. This whole effort can only bring about change, if everyone really wants to help others and contribute to get rid of this evil and unlawful act. This study discovers that suicide is an indication of the problems in the lives of many people such as financial, social or medical. The most common underlying disorder is depression, 30% to 70% of suicide victims suffer from major depression, no matter which strata of society they belong to. A suicide attempt is often a cry for help that ends in tragedy. The research paper is an analytical study of adverse effect of criminalization of Attempt to Suicide in Pakistan in Section 325 of PPC 1860. Criminalization of attempted suicide is one of the major reasons that have made people reluctant to get help for the psychological problem that causes such act. This study aims to provide significant reasons for decriminalizing attempted suicide in Pakistan. Quantitative and Qualitative research method was used to gather, analyse and abridge the data. This paper focuses on the problem of criminalization of attempted suicide and tends to provide a new framework in the replacement of existing one. It is pertinent to mention that committing suicide is an illness not a crime, so the one who attempts to commit suicide must be treated as a „patient‟ not as a „culprit‟. The existing law provides punishment for the person who attempted suicide but failed, this represents the harshness of the state as it prescribes „punishment‟ for the person suffering from mental disorder, instead of „treatment‟. The analysis includes problems of criminalizing attempted suicide and challenges of the applicability of relevant law as well as negative impacts of it. Moreover, this paper deliberates upon the introduction of new practice in law. According to this practice, state institutions will provide rehabilitation/treatment to those persons who attempted suicide but failed under the law. Suicidal behavior is one of the serious consequences of depression. Depression disrupts the daily life functioning including ability to think properly, planning, problem solving and decision-making. This happens because of excessively experiencing the negative emotions. Dialectical behavior therapy sessions were planned including skills training for emotional stability, obsessions and impulse control. Evaluation of the behavior at the end of this intervention had fruitful outcomes and better change in the patient’s condition. Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale was used to measure the change after ten sessions, once a week of one hour each.