Citation

Merrill J, Owens J. Br. J. Psychiatry 1987; 150: 765-768.

Affiliation

Academic Unit, All Saints Hospital, Birmingham.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3651727

Abstract

The characteristics of West Indian patients admitted to a Birmingham hospital following deliberate self-poisoning were compared with those of White self-poisoners. West Indian patients were more likely to be young, female and single. They were less likely to have previously self-poisoned, have received previous psychiatric treatment, or be suffering from a personality disorder or alcoholism, but were more often followed-up by a social worker. Rates of self-poisoning for those aged under 25 were similar but for those aged over 25 were lower for West Indians than Whites.

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