title: Parasuicide in a general hospital in South Africa.
abstract: The study examined parasuicide behaviour in black (people of African origin) South Africans. The subjects comprised 51 cases of parasuicide, with a mean age of 23.5 yr. (the majority being women), referred over a one-year period. For most patients it was the first parasuicide attempt, and the majority used methods of self-poisoning. In addition, they were mostly single and had experienced early parental loss.
authors.affiliation: King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D044383:Black People; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*