Citation

Vlachos IO, Bouras N, Watson JP, Rosen BK. Eur. J. Psychiatry 1994; 8(1): 25-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Departmento de Psiquiatria de la Facultad de Medicina de Zaragoza)

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Abstract

The authors study the 548 patients who have been referred for Deliberate Self-harm to the consultation-Liaison Service in Guy's Hospital. The 95.6% (524) involved Selfpoisoning, and the more frequent drug used was paracetamol (35.7%). In second place benzodiazepines (26.7%) and in third prescribed medication (16.4%). The specific problem of paracetamol alone or in combination with dextropropoxyphene in the UK's selfpoisoning are discussed as well as other aspects such as the high rate of antidepressants (16%).

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; suicide; female; male; Self-harm; article; major clinical study; antidepressant agent; self poisoning; patient referral; dextropropoxyphene; paracetamol; benzodiazepine; united kingdom; selfpoisoning