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Assessment of the Attitudes of Clinicians in the Emergency Setting towards an Act of Parasuicide
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Objective
This study was conducted to know the prevailing common attitudes of clinicians in an emergency setup towards patients attempting suicide.
Method
A 34 item questionnaire which has been used in a previous similar study was used. The data was subjected to factor analysis.
Results
showed marked rejection, avoidance, hostility and indifference was found.
Conclusion
various internal and external factors, interact to produce the negative attitude in the clinicians. The need for the better training, holistic and multidisciplinary approach is the call of the recent times.
Keywords
Suicide, DSH (Deliberate Self Harm), Clinicians Attitudes, Emergency Setting
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