TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Alcohol-related parasuicide among married people
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Pillay, A. L.
A1  - Vawda, N. B.
SP  - 120
EP  - 121
VL  - 75
IS  - 3
N2  - Although parasuicide has been widely studied, its indirect relationship with alcohol abuse has received less attention. The present study examines the incidence of alcohol-related parasuicide at a Pietermaritzburg general hospital. Over 40% of married parasuicide women cited their husbands' abuse of alcohol and its associated violent behaviour as precipitants to their self-destructive acts. However, in contrast to overseas findings, recent alcohol intake was not prevalent in the parasuicide women themselves. This difference appears to be culturally rooted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -