Citation

Newson-Smith JG, Hirsch SR. Psychol. Med. 1979; 9(3): 493-500.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

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PMID

482473

Abstract

Self-poisoning patients admitted to hospital were studied for persistence of psychiatric symptoms over a 3-month period and evaluated at 3 points in time with the General Health Questionnaire and the Present State Examination. Symptoms were identified which had a high or low prevalence at 3-month follow-up. GHQ and PSE scores correlated at 0.8. The implications of the study are discussed, particularly the earlier need for out-patient help in those who had a moderate or high number of symptoms at initial interview.

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