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Nurses' Views of Parasuicide in a Developing Country

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  • Elizabeth Elliot
  • Marian Pitts

    (Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 2DF, UK)

  • John Mcmaster

    (Department of Psychology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe)

Abstract

This study examines the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, intentions and experiences of nurses at various stages of their careers with regard to patients who have made suicide attempts. It focuses particularly on the relationship of traditional Shona beliefs about suicide and considers how they interact with western medical beliefs. A detailed questionnaire covering these elements was administered to three groups of nurses. They were sampled at either the beginning or end of their training or after approximately ten years experience. Knowledge of suicide was found to be poor and attitudes towards parasuicide were negative. Traditional beliefs were held strongly by all groups of nurses; western beliefs were strongest amongst experienced nurses. Practical implications of these attitudes and beliefs for training are considered.

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  • Elizabeth Elliot & Marian Pitts & John Mcmaster, 1992. "Nurses' Views of Parasuicide in a Developing Country," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 38(4), pages 273-279, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:38:y:1992:i:4:p:273-279
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409203800405
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    1. Malcolm Maclachlan & Tony Nyirenda & Clifford Nyando, 1995. "Attributions for Admission To Zomba Mental Hospital: Implications for the Development of Mental Health Services in Malawi," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(2), pages 79-87, June.
    2. Malcolm MacLachlan & Stuart C. Carr, 1994. "From Dissonance to Tolerance: Toward Managing Health in Tropical Cultures," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 6(2), pages 119-129, September.
    3. Stuart C. Carr, 1996. "Social Psychology in Malawi: Historical or Developmental?," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 8(2), pages 177-197, September.
    4. Stuart C. Carr & Malcolm Maclachlan, 1998. "Psychology in Developing Countries: Reassessing its Impact," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 10(1), pages 1-20, March.
    5. Jeanne L. Edman & Teh Yik Koon, 2000. "Mental Illness Beliefs in Malaysia: Ethnic and Intergenerational Comparisons," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 46(2), pages 101-109, June.

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