TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicide prevention in low- and middle-income countries: part perceptions, partial solutions
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Jacob, K. S.
SP  - 264
EP  - 265
VL  - 211
IS  - 5
N2  - Suicide, a common cause of death in many low- and middle-income countries, has often been viewed through a medical/psychiatric lens. Such perspectives medicalise social and personal distress and suggest individual and medication-based treatments. This editorial argues for the need to examine suicide from a public health perspective and suggests the need for population-based social and economic interventions.<br><br>© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.117.198150
ID  - ref1
ER  -