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Impulsive but fatal self-poisoning with pesticides among South Asians in Nickerie, Suriname.
Crisis 2009
BACKGROUND: Intentional self-poisoning with pesticides is a serious problem in many developing countries. It is a commonly used method among South Asians all over the world.
AIMS: To describe the circumstances and characteristics of suicides in Nickerie, e, in order to gain insight into why South Asians commonly use self-poisoning.
METHODS: An exploratory psychological autopsy study was conducted among 19 survivors of 13 suicides in the Nickerie district in Suriname.
RESULTS: Impulsivity plays an important role in self-poisonings, as well as aggression and easy accessibility of pesticides.
CONCLUSIONS: Possible answers to the question why South Asians often use self-poisoning as a method for suicide may be found in culture, upbringing, styles of communication and genetics. However, more research is needed to further explore these hypotheses.
AIMS: To describe the circumstances and characteristics of suicides in Nickerie, e, in order to gain insight into why South Asians commonly use self-poisoning.
METHODS: An exploratory psychological autopsy study was conducted among 19 survivors of 13 suicides in the Nickerie district in Suriname.
RESULTS: Impulsivity plays an important role in self-poisonings, as well as aggression and easy accessibility of pesticides.
CONCLUSIONS: Possible answers to the question why South Asians often use self-poisoning as a method for suicide may be found in culture, upbringing, styles of communication and genetics. However, more research is needed to further explore these hypotheses.
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