Deliberate self harm in Sri Lanka: an overlooked tragedy in the developing world
Deliberate self harm in Sri Lanka: an overlooked tragedy in the developing world
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.317.7151.133
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发表时间：
1998-07-11
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通讯作者：
Hawton, K
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作者：
Eddleston, M;Sheriff, MHR;Hawton, K
世界卫生组织对健康的定义是“一种完全的身体、精神和社会福祉的状态，而不仅仅是没有疾病或虚弱”，明确地将社会和精神福祉与身体健康联系起来。1然而，多年来，改善发展中国家健康状况的努力主要集中在身体疾病上-精神健康被置于优先事项清单的最后。2直到最近，它才开始出现在国际公共卫生的前沿。3
The World Health Organisation’s definition of health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” clearly relates social and mental wellbeing to physical health. 1 For many years, however, attempts to improve health in the developing world concentrated on physical illness—mental health was relegated to the bottom of the list of priorities. 2 Only recently has it begun to appear at the forefront of international public health. 3