TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Prevalence and correlates of non-fatal suicidal behaviour among South Africans JO - British journal of psychiatry A1 - Joe, Sean A1 - Stein, Dan J. A1 - Seedat, Soraya A1 - Herman, Allen A1 - Williams, Daniel R. SP - 310 EP - 311 VL - 192 IS - 4 N2 - We examined nationally representative data from the 2002-2004 South Africa Stress and Health Study, a national household probability sample of 4351 persons aged 18 years and older: 9.1% of respondents reported lifetime suicide ideation, 3.8% a plan and 2.9% an attempt. Among four ethnic groups, the Coloureda group had the highest lifetime prevalence for attempts (7.1%). Those at higher risk of suicide attempts had one or more DSM-IV disorders.
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LA - en SN - 0007-1250 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.037697 ID - ref1 ER -