Suicidal Behavior among Malaysian Indians
Suicidal Behavior among Malaysian Indians Prof. T. Maniam, Department of Psychiatry, National University of Malaysia Venue: CSSS II, JNU, Time: 5:30 p.m. Malaysia is a multicultural Southeast Asian country of 30 million people. The major ethnic groups are Malays, Chinese, Indians (8%) and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak. Malaysian Indians have higher rates of suicidal behavior(which includes suicidal ideas, plans, attempts and completed suicides), than any other ethnic group in Malaysia. In the past an agricultural district had one of the highest suicide rates in the world, mainly contributed to by Indian farm workers dying after ingesting agricultural biocides. Happily this has changed in recent years. While there is considerable misclass