title: Alcohol-related parasuicide among married people.
abstract: Although parasuicide has been widely studied, its indirect relationship with alcohol abuse has received less attention. The present study examines the incidence of alcohol-related parasuicide at a Pietermaritzburg general hospital. Over 40% of married parasuicide women cited their husbands' abuse of alcohol and its associated violent behaviour as precipitants to their self-destructive acts. However, in contrast to overseas findings, recent alcohol intake was not prevalent in the parasuicide women themselves. This difference appears to be culturally rooted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Vawda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D013406:Suicide, Attempted