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dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, F. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Perera, A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wijayaweera, K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kularatne, K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jayamanne, S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Eddleston, M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dawson, A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Konradsen, F. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gunnell, D. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-29T09:32:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-29T09:32:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology; 46(6): pp.517-20 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0933-7954 (Print) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1433-9285 (Electronic) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2054 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: One of the most important components of suicide prevention strategies is to target people who repeat self-harm as they are a high risk group. However, there is some evidence that the incidence of repeat self-harm is lower in Asia than in the West. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of previous self-harm among a consecutive series of self-harm patients presenting to hospitals in rural Sri Lanka. METHOD: Six hundred and ninety-eight self-poisoning patients presenting to medical wards at two hospitals in Sri Lanka were interviewed about their previous episodes of self-harm. RESULTS: Sixty-one (8.7%, 95% CI 6.7-11%) patients reported at least one previous episode of self-harm [37 (10.7%) male, 24 (6.8%) female]; only 19 (2.7%, 95% CI 1.6-4.2%) patients had made more than one previous attempt. CONCLUSION: The low prevalence of previous self-harm is consistent with previous Asian research and is considerably lower than that seen in the West. Explanations for these low levels of repeat self-harm require investigation. Our data indicate that a focus on the aftercare of those who attempt suicide in Sri Lanka may have a smaller impact on suicide incidence than may be possible in the West. | - |
dc.publisher | Springer International | en_US |
dc.title | The Prevalence of previous self-harm amongst self-poisoning patients in Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Medicine | en_US |
dc.description.note | Indexed in MEDLINE | en_US |
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