Citation

Bhugra D, Hicks MHR. Psychiatr. Serv. 2004; 55(7): 827-829.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ps.55.7.827

PMID

15232026

Abstract

South Asian women suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide and attempted suicide. Yet few intervention studies on this group have been done. A total of 180 British South Asian women were sampled to pilot test an educational pamphlet about depression and suicidality. After reading the pamphlet, significantly more women assessed themselves as willing to confide in their clinicians, friends, and spouses if they felt depressed or suicidal, rather than not telling anyone. Also, more women reported that they felt that antidepressants were helpful for depression after they read the pamphlet. These changes remained four to six weeks later. The pamphlet was feasible for use in primary care and community settings and highly acceptable among British South Asian women and professionals.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Asia; Attitude to Health; Depression; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Behavior; Health Education; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Pamphlets; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Pilot Projects; Suicide; Suicide, Attempted; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom