Citation

Kontaxakis V, Havaki-Kontaxaki B, Christodoulou G. Eur. J. Psychiatry 2000; 14(3): 137-142.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Departmento de Psiquiatria de la Facultad de Medicina de Zaragoza)

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Abstract

Three hundred and eighteen subjects referred to the Out-patients' Department of Eginition hospital, Athens, as emergency psychiatric cases after attempted suicide by drug-overdose were studied. The drugs used for the suicidal attempt in order of frequency were: anxiolytics (50%), neuroleptics (15%), analgesics (14%), antidepressants (9%) etc. Overdosers who used a great number of tablets (≥ 30) more often suffered from schizophrenia, had a history of previous suicidal attempt, had a concurrent somatic illness and immediate psychiatric hospitalization was recommended to them. Attempters using a small number of tablets (≤ 12) more often manifested personality disorders and management on out-patient basis was advised for them.

Language: en

Keywords

alcoholism; analgesic agent; antiarrhythmic agent; anticonvulsive agent; antidepressant agent; antihypertensive agent; antiinfective agent; antiparkinson agent; anxiety neurosis; anxiolytic agent; Anxiolytics; article; Attempted suicide; barbituric acid derivative; depression; disease association; drug overdose; human; major clinical study; mental health care; neuroleptic agent; organic psychosyndrome; Overdose; personality disorder; schizophrenia; suicide; suicide attempt