Reasons for parasuicide among patients admitted to Tshilidzini Hospital, Limpopo Province: A qualitative study

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 222-225

  Obida, M ^a   Clark, C ^a   Govender, I ^b  

^a Tshilidzini Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; HALLUCINATION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WITCHCRAFT; WORTHLESSNESS;

EID: 84890253247     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/sajp.452     Document Type: Article

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