Attempted suicide in South Asian women
Open Access
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
- Vol. 8 (6), 418-423
- https://doi.org/10.1192/apt.8.6.418
Abstract
Humans have attempted and successfully committed suicide since time immemorial. The reasons for killing or harming oneself vary with cultures and societies and in urban or rural settings.Keywords
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