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Ethnicity and Suicidal Behaviour in Malaysia: A Review of the Literature

Patrick Morris

University of Sydney

T. Maniam

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Clinical experience, public perceptions, and research have indicated that the Indian community has been over-represented in attempted suicide and suicide rates in Malaysia. A computerized search of the literature back to 1966 on suicidal behaviour and ethnicity in Malaysia was performed supplemented by other relevant published and research material. There was a consistent pattern of higher rates of attempted suicide and suicide for the Indian population compared with other ethnocultural groups. Patterns of migration experiences, religious and cultural beliefs, higher suicide risk in rural areas, the use of toxic biocides as a method of suicide, and relatively high suicide rates in young women were identified.

Key Words: attempted suicide • ethnicity • Malaysia • suicide

Transcultural Psychiatry, Vol. 38, No. 1, 51-63 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/136346150103800105
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