Author(s)

Dembetembe Maravanyika Mutsapata, Virgininia Dube-Mawerewere

University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

The purpose of the study was to determine factors contributing to parasuicide among patients aged 18 - 35 admitted at the national referral psychiatric hospital in Zimbabwe. A purposive sample of 32 respondents was selected for the study. Data were collected using a structured interview guide. All (100%) of parasuicide participants had mental illness and were experiencing severe financial difficulties. Early identification and response to these problems would have prevented morbidity associated with parasuicide.

Parasuicide, Factors, National Referral Psychiatric Hospital, Patients

Maravanyika Mutsapata, D. and Dube-Mawerewere, V. (2017) Factors Contributing to Parasuicide among Patients Aged 18 - 35 Admitted at a National Psychiatric Hospital, Zimbabwe. Open Journal of Nursing, 7, 893-904. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2017.78066.