@article{ref1,
title="Adolescents who take overdoses: outcome in terms of changes in psychopathology and the adolescents' attitudes to care and to their overdose",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="1998",
author="Burgess, S. and Hawton, Keith E. and Loveday, G.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="209-218",
abstract="Adolescent self-poisoners were followed up 3 months after taking an overdose. High levels of psychopathology were found, with 72% (18/25) of the adolescents having a diagnosable psychiatric disorder and 48% (12/25) major depression. All the adolescents were offered follow-up treatment from health or social services. Compliance with treatment was very high. Seventy-two per cent of the adolescents found treatment useful to them. The adolscents received a generally sympathetic response from their significant others. Fifty-four per cent of the adolescents thought that their overdose had resulted overall in improvements to their lives but 44% would consider taking an overdose again in similar circumstances.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1006/jado.1997.0142",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jado.1997.0142"
}