Abstract
Family Characteristics of Indian Parasuicide Patients: a Controlled Study
Wood N~~Wassenaar D R
This article describes a controlled study of the family structure of a South African Indian parasuicide population. 20 subjects from a local general hospital were compared with 20 matched medical patients without a history of parasuicide. Subjects from both groups were retested 6-8 weeks after the initial assessment. Analyses of variance indicated significant differences between the 2 groups on indicators of family interactional pathology. This seems to be compounded by family stresses emanating from socio-cultural transition. The results of the study support the view family therapy should be implemented in the treatment of parasuicide. (106 refs.)