LAHORE: Suicide has shown an upward trend in Lahore, the provincial metropolis as increasing tendencies are alarming.
There were the views of experts after watching the situation, as a rise was witnessed in the number of suicide cases in the city.
Every day three to four people are admitted to the hospital who have attempted suicide, says the additional Medical Superintendent of Mayo Hospital.
Around 99 per cent of them don’t want their families or relatives to know they attempted suicide, he added. They keep it hidden out of shame.
The head of psychiatry at the hospital says people label their relatives ungrateful when they come to learn of their actions. He says depression is more common in women but more men attempt suicide.
“No one wants to stay depressed or kill themselves but depression pushes them to the edge,” he said.
Last year in December, a man from Lahore who had depression killed himself by setting fire to a car he was sitting in.
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