01/01/1999 00:00:00
Letter
Suicide
AcademicEpidemiology
Vikram Patel & Athula Sumathipala
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), Volume 318, Issue 7178, Page 259
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7178.259
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7178.259
http://ird.lk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Methods-used-for-suicide-vary-between-regions-in-the-developing-world.pdf
EDITOR – Eddleston et al point out that deliberate self harm and suicide are serious public health problems in developing countries. We agree with their suggestions aimed at reducing the mortality associated with organophosphorus and pesticide poisonings, but it is important to note the considerable variation in the methods used for suicide between regions in the developing world, and even greater variations between people attempting and completing suicide.