Breetzke K A
Department of Community Health, University of Cape Town.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Jan 9;73(1):19-23.
This cross-sectional descriptive study of 161 suicide inquests in the Cape Town area during 1983 and 1984 includes demographic characteristics of the study population and factors assumed to have had a determining influence on the act of suicide. The most striking finding was a much higher suicide rate among whites (14/100,000) than among coloureds (3/100,000) or blacks (0.7/100,000). Possible reasons for this are discussed. Disparity in the availability or utilisation of psychiatric help by different ethnic groups is highlighted, as well as the fact that many of those who receive help are not dissuaded from suicide.
这项对1983年至1984年开普敦地区161起自杀案件调查的横断面描述性研究，涵盖了研究人群的人口统计学特征以及被认为对自杀行为有决定性影响的因素。最显著的发现是白人的自杀率（14/100,000）远高于有色人种（3/100,000）或黑人（0.7/100,000）。文中讨论了造成这种情况的可能原因。强调了不同种族群体在获得或利用精神科帮助方面的差异，以及许多接受帮助的人并未因此放弃自杀这一事实。
