Background: An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. Those who are in such relationship may experience violence and it can be seen in both males and females. Depression and suicidal attempt can be a major health problem which needs early intervention and treatment. Aims: To assess the relationship between Intimate partner violence with depression and suicide. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional, hospital-based study. Recruitment by purposive sampling. Materials and Methods: Total of 2362 consecutive subjects who visited the psychiatry OPD from March 2017 to April 2018 were assessed and among them 46 subjects, both men and women in the age group of 18 to 60years were recruited. Those subjects who reported IPV on HITS scale were assessed for severity of depression on Hamilton depression rating scale and suicidal intent on Beck suicide study subjects belonged to rural background and lower socioeconomic status. Among them 82.4% women and 41.7% of men reported IPV? It is also positively correlated with depression [95.6%] and suicidal intent [69.5%].

Keywords: Intimate Partner; Depression; Suicide; Violence