TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Suicide and parasuicide in a hill resort in Malaysia
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Maniam, T.
SP  - 222
EP  - 225
VL  - 153
IS  - 
N2  - Ninety-five cases of suicide and 134 cases of parasuicide that occurred between October 1973 and September 1984 in the hill resort district of Cameron Highlands in Malaysia were analysed. Eighty-one per cent of suicides and 78% of parasuicides were of Indians, although they only form 25% of the population. The average annual suicide rate for Indians (over 10 years of age) was 157 per 100,000. About 94% of suicides and 66% of parasuicides were by ingesting agricultural poisons. The age- and sex-specific suicide rates for women were highest in the 20-24-year-old age group. Some possible reasons for high suicide rates among Indians are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -