Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

TLDR: Findings show a consistent trend at the individual level indicating that poverty, particularly in the form of worse economic status, diminished wealth, and unemployment is associated with suicidal ideations and behaviours.

About: This article is published in The Lancet Psychiatry.The article was published on 2016-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 175 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic poverty & Poverty.

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Q1. What are the contributions in "Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review" ?

In this paper, the authors explored the relationship between suicide and poverty in low and middle-income countries ( LMICs ) and found that 75.5 % of suicides occur in LMICs. 

Q2. What are the future works mentioned in the paper "Suicide and poverty in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review" ?

Further research is needed to understand associations between different dimensions of suicide and poverty, and to cover all regions, especially regions where suicide rates are high. While most of the studies in this review were also a-theoretical, it would be helpful if future studies in this field made use of appropriate existing theoretical frameworks and contributed to their adaptation to help understand the aetiology of suicide and how poverty is implicated in LMICs settings. 

Q3. What is the name of the study?

Findings suggest a relatively consistent trend at the individual level indicating that poverty, particularly in the form of worse economic status, diminished wealth and unemployment is associated with SIB.