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The British Journal of Psychiatry 153: 222-225 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Suicide and parasuicide in a hill resort in Malaysia

T Maniam
Department of Psychiatry, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Ninety-five cases of suicide and 134 cases of parasuicide that occurred between October 1973 and September 1984 in the hill resort district of Cameron Highlands in Malaysia were analysed. Eighty-one per cent of suicides and 78% of parasuicides were of Indians, although they only form 25% of the population. The average annual suicide rate for Indians (over 10 years of age) was 157 per 100,000. About 94% of suicides and 66% of parasuicides were by ingesting agricultural poisons. The age- and sex-specific suicide rates for women were highest in the 20-24-year- old age group. Some possible reasons for high suicide rates among Indians are discussed.


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