Culture and self-harm
Subtitle: attempted suicide in South Asians in London
By: Dinesh Bhugra.
Series: Maudsley monographs,; no. 46
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hove, East Sussex; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Suicidal behavior -- England -- London.; Parasuicide -- England -- London.; South Asians -- Suicidal behavior.; Immigrants -- Suicidal behavior -- England -- London.; Suicide -- Social aspects.; Suicide -- Cross-cultural studies.; Suicide, Attempted -- ethnology -- Asia.; Suicide, Attempted -- ethnology -- London.; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Asia.; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- London.
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Suicidal behaviour; title: South Asia and concepts of self; title: Definitions; title: Culture and self-harm : contributions of Durkheim; title: Social and personal factors and suicidal behaviour in adolescents; title: Women and suicidal behaviour; title: Sati and jauhar; title: Attempted suicide in the Indian subcontinent; title: Attempted suicide in Indian diaspora; title: Rates of attempted suicide and social cultural factors in West London; title: Cultural identity and deliberate self-harm; title: Prevention strategies and community involvement.