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The British Journal of Psychiatry 150: 765-768 (1987)
© 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Ethnic differences in self-poisoning. A comparison of West Indian and white groups

J Merrill and J Owens
Academic Unit, All Saints Hospital, Birmingham.

The characteristics of West Indian patients admitted to a Birmingham hospital following deliberate self-poisoning were compared with those of White self-poisoners. West Indian patients were more likely to be young, female and single. They were less likely to have previously self- poisoned, have received previous psychiatric treatment, or be suffering from a personality disorder or alcoholism, but were more often followed- up by a social worker. Rates of self-poisoning for those aged under 25 were similar but for those aged over 25 were lower for West Indians than Whites.


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