Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15367339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Bantjes (0000-0002-3626-9883, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author), Mark Tomlinson (0000-0001-5846-3444, Stellenbosch University), Robert E Wei (0000-0003-3648-8522, University of California, Los Angeles), R E Weiss, P Yen (University of California, Los Angeles), P K Yen, Daniel Goldstone (0000-0002-6770-1659, Stellenbosch University), Jackie Stewart (0000-0003-1854-8296, Stellenbosch University), Tembinkosi Qondela (Stellenbosch University), Stephan Rabie (0000-0002-5464-0746, Stellenbosch University), Mary J Rotheram-Borus (0000-0001-6395-5187, University of California, Los Angeles), M-J Rotheram-Borus |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1195-1195 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-6104-3 |
| PMID | 30348143 |
| OpenAlex | W2897741315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 31 |
Depressive symptoms are more strongly associated with non-fatal suicidal behaviour than a range of proximal and distal economic factors among young men living under conditions of endemic poverty in South Africa. This has important public health implications and highlights the importance of increasing young men's access to psychiatric services and targeting depression as an integral component of suicide prevention in low resource communities
Context (archaeology · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Poison control · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |