Suicide and deliberate self-harm in Pakistan: a scoping review

Abstract Background Suicide is a major global public health problem with more than 800,000 incidents worldwide annually. Seventy-five percent of the global suicides occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pakistan is a LMIC where information on suicidal behavior is limited. The aim of the...

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Main Authors: Sualeha S. Shekhani, Shagufta Perveen, Dur-e-Sameen Hashmi, Khawaja Akbar, Sara Bachani, Murad M. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1586-6