Pattern of domestic violence amongst non-fatal deliberate self-harm attempters: A study from primary care of West Bengal

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-100

  Chowdhury, Arabinda N ^a,b   Brahma, Arabinda ^a   Banerjee, S ^a   Biswas, M K ^a  

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Domestic violence; Pesticide poisoning; Primary care; Sundarban

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIBERATE SELF HARM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INDIA; INTOXICATION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OFFENDER; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77953462859     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.49448     Document Type: Article

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