@article{ref1,
title="Examining Student Perspectives On Suicidal Behaviour and Its Prevention in Sri Lanka",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="2009",
author="Links, P. and Ratnayake, R.",
volume="55",
number="5",
pages="387-400",
abstract="Background: Suicidal behaviour, primarily through self-poisoning, is a major public health problem among youth in Sri Lanka. Methods: This article describes a qualitative study of student perspectives on suicidal behaviour and its prevention. Focus groups were held with students 17—20 years of age. A discussion of the perceived causes of suicidal behaviour provided the context for discussing prevention efforts. Conclusion: Participants identified pathways to suicidal behaviour and emphasized experiential aspects and the variability of fatal intent. Suggestions for prevention tended to emphasize the strengthening of community-oriented actions in order to better realize lethal means restrictions.<p />",
language="",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="10.1177/0020764008098699",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764008098699"
}