Perceived causes of suicide attempts by U.K. South Asian women

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2003 Oct;73(4):455-62. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.73.4.455.

Abstract

Perceived causes of suicide attempts were examined in 180 ethnic South Asian women living in the London area. The 3 factors endorsed most frequently and strongly as causes of suicide attempts in South Asian women were violence by the husband, being trapped in an unhappy family situation, and depression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asia, Southeastern / ethnology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / psychology*
  • Domestic Violence*
  • Family Relations
  • Female
  • Happiness
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Suicide, Attempted / ethnology*
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
  • United Kingdom