TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - A transcultural evaluation of "self poisoning" in Sri Lanka
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Chandrasena, R.
SP  - 119
EP  - 123
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -