Suicide by poisoning in Pakistan: review of regional trends, toxicity and management of commonly used agents in the past three decades

Background Suicide is one of the leading mental health crises and takes one life every 40 seconds. Four out of every five suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Despite religion being a protective factor against suicide, the estimated number of suicides is rapidly increasing in Pakistan...

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Main Authors: Maria Safdar, Khalid Imran Afzal, Zoe Smith, Filza Ali, Pervaiz Zarif, Zahid Farooq Baig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-07-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472421009236/type/journal_article