Hammond J S, Ward C G, Pereira E
University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, FL 33101.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1988 Mar-Apr;9(2):178-9. doi: 10.1097/00004630-198803000-00011.
Suicide by self-inflicted burns is uncommon in Western cultures. The majority of patients who attempt suicide in this manner have preexisting psychiatric illness, including a history of prior suicide attempts. A history of previous self-inflicted burn is rare, however, as are further suicide attempts in survivors. In this series of 33 patients, a cultural trend can be identified, with an increased incidence among Latin women.
在西方文化中，自焚自杀并不常见。大多数以这种方式企图自杀的患者都有既往精神疾病史，包括既往自杀未遂史。然而，既往有自焚史的情况很少见，幸存者再次自杀未遂的情况也很少见。在这组33例患者中，可以发现一种文化趋势，即拉丁裔女性的发病率有所增加。
