Reasons for Staying Alive in Suicide Attempters Across Different Ethnic Groups Admitted to UMMC

• Main Authors: Koh, O.H., Zuraida, N.Z., Low, C.C., Jesjeet, S.G., Bharathi, V., Parameswaran, R., Sharmilla, K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2034/1/3.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2034/; http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/7589/

Previous studies showed different rate of suicide attempt in different ethnicgroups In Malaysia. However, most studies were aimed at assessing the riskfactors for the attempt rather than for the reasons suicide attempters chose to liveafter the attempt. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the...