Suicide Attempts in Malaysia from the Year 1969 to 2011
Joint Authors
Sinniah, Aishvarya
Maniam, T.
Subramaniam, Ponnusamy
Oei, Tian P. S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The aim of this paper is to review the literature on suicide attempts in Malaysia.
PsycINFO, PubMed, and Medline databases from 1845 to 2012 and detailed manual search of local official reports from the Ministry of Health and the Malaysian Psychiatric Association and unpublished dissertations from 3 local universities providing postgraduate psychiatric training were included in the current review.
A total of 38 studies on suicide attempts in Malaysia were found and reviewed.
Twenty-seven (76%) of the studies on suicide attempts were descriptive studies looking at sociodemographic data, psychiatric illnesses, and methods and reasons for suicide attempts.
No study has been conducted on treatment and interventions for suicide attempts and the impact of culture was rarely considered.
The review showed that in order for researchers, clinicians, and public health policy makers to obtain a better understanding of suicide attempts in Malaysia, more systematic and empirically stringent methodologies and research frameworks need to be used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sinniah, Aishvarya& Maniam, T.& Oei, Tian P. S.& Subramaniam, Ponnusamy. 2014. Suicide Attempts in Malaysia from the Year 1969 to 2011. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sinniah, Aishvarya…[et al.]. Suicide Attempts in Malaysia from the Year 1969 to 2011. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sinniah, Aishvarya& Maniam, T.& Oei, Tian P. S.& Subramaniam, Ponnusamy. Suicide Attempts in Malaysia from the Year 1969 to 2011. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050744
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050744