Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Self-harm in British South Asian women: psychosocial correlates and strategies for prevention. | Annals of General Psychiatry BioMed Central Open Access Review Self-harm in British South Asian women psychosocial correlates and strategies for prevention MI Husain1 W Waheed2 3 and Nusrat Husain 2 3 4 Address 1st. George s University of London London UK 2Department of Psychiatry The University of Manchester Manchester UK Lancashire Care NHS Trust Preston UK and 4Department of Psychiatry The University of Toronto Toronto Canada Email MI Husain - m0100750@ W Waheed - Wwaheed@ Nusrat Husain - Corresponding author Published 22 May 2006 Received 22 December 2005 Annals of General Psychiatry 2006 5 7 doi 1744-859X-5-7 Accepted 22 May 2006 This article is available from http content 5 1 7 2006 Husain et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Objective To review the rates of self-harm in British South Asian women look into the factors that contribute to these high rates of self-harm and discuss possible strategies for prevention and provision of culturally sensitive service for South Asian women who harm themselves. Method Review. Results South Asian women are significantly more likely to self harm between ages 16-24 years than white women. Across all age groups the rates of self harm are lower in South Asian men as compared to South Asian women. These women are generally younger likely to be married and less likely to be unemployed or use alcohol or other drugs. They report more relationship problems within the family. South Asian women are less likely to attend the ER with repeat episode since they hold the view that mainstream services
