Suicide in a poor rural community in the Western Cape, South Africa: Experiences of five suicide attempters and their families

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-309

  Holtman, Zelda ^a   Shelmerdine, Sarah ^a   London, Leslie ^a   Flisher, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Depression; Farm workers; Poverty; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860455403     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631104100305     Document Type: Article

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