'We lost because of his drunkenness': The social processes linking alcohol use to self-harm in the context of daily life stress in marriages and intimate relationships in rural Sri Lanka.

Jane Brandt Sørensen, Thilini Agambodi, Birgitte Refslund Sørensen, Sisira Siribaddana, Flemming Konradsen, Thilde Rheinländer

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Abstract

Introduction Harmful alcohol use has been found to cause detriment to the consumers and those around them. Research carried out in Sri Lanka has described the socioeconomic consequences to families owing to alcohol consumption. However, the social processes around alcohol use and how it could result in behaviour such as self-harm was unclear. With an outset in daily life stressors in marriages and intimate relationships we explored alcohol use in families with a recent case of self-harm.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere000462
JournalBMJ Global Health
Volume2
Number of pages9
ISSN2059-7908
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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