Self-harm by poisoning in Mauritius

Suicide rates and rates of self-harm are high in Mauritius. This report concerns a comprehensive analysis of the incidence of self-poisoning on the island. The incidence of self-poisoning could be minimised if all the causative factors contributing to the practice were identified. Since this form of...

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Autor principal: Naga, Mridula S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2007
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Special Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507890
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description Suicide rates and rates of self-harm are high in Mauritius. This report concerns a comprehensive analysis of the incidence of self-poisoning on the island. The incidence of self-poisoning could be minimised if all the causative factors contributing to the practice were identified. Since this form of self-harm is influenced by demographic patterns, the social and economic environment, legal provisions and the healthcare system, a study specific to Mauritius will be of great relevance.
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spelling pubmed-67347782019-09-10 Self-harm by poisoning in Mauritius Naga, Mridula S. Int Psychiatry Special Paper Suicide rates and rates of self-harm are high in Mauritius. This report concerns a comprehensive analysis of the incidence of self-poisoning on the island. The incidence of self-poisoning could be minimised if all the causative factors contributing to the practice were identified. Since this form of self-harm is influenced by demographic patterns, the social and economic environment, legal provisions and the healthcare system, a study specific to Mauritius will be of great relevance. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2007-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6734778/ /pubmed/31507890 Text en © 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Self-harm by poisoning in Mauritius
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