Citation

Merrill J, Owens J. Br. J. Psychiatry 1986; 148: 708-712.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3779253

Abstract

The characteristics of Asian patients admitted to a Birmingham hospital following deliberate self-poisoning were compared with those of British-born white self-poisoners. Asian patients were more likely to be young, female, and married. They were less likely to have previously self-poisoned, received previous psychiatric treatment, be diagnosed psychiatrically ill, or suffer from a personality disorder. Culture conflict was common among the Asian patients and was present in the majority of unmarried Asian females. The rate of self-poisoning for Asian females was higher than for white females, but for Asian males was lower than for white males.

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