@article{ref1,
title="A transcultural evaluation of "self poisoning" in Sri Lanka",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="1981",
author="Chandrasena, R.",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="119-123",
abstract="64 patients admitted to Kandy General Hospital, Sri Lanka, following 'self-poisoning' were interviewed. The sample resembled those from Western countries in that a major cause was inter-personal disputes, but differed from the West in that the disputes were mainly between patient and kin. Other differences were that social isolation was not a cause, agricultural pesticides were the commonest poisons used, relatively few patients were referred for psychiatric advice, and recidivism was very infrequent. An attempt is made to explain the differences on a socio-cultural basis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}