TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Social and cultural factors leading to suicide attempt via organophosphate poisoning in Nepal
JO  - Case reports in psychiatry
A1  - Licata, Christine
A1  - Liu, Lawrence
A1  - Mole, Dale
A1  - Thorp, Jonathon
A1  - Chand, Rajesh
A1  - Chaulagain, Sabin
SP  - 7681309
EP  - 7681309
VL  - 2019
IS  - 
N2  - Organophosphates are commonly used in rural, agricultural communities worldwide. Poisoning in Nepal is commonly a result of suicide attempt via ingestion with a mortality rate of 41 times higher than in the United States even after appropriate treatment. The patient discussed in this case is a 46-year-old Nepalese female with a complicated psychosocial history that presented with a suicide attempt via organophosphate ingestion. She required higher doses and greater lengths of treatment of atropine and pralidoxime to resolve symptoms of toxicity that resulted in atropine-induced psychosis, a side effect rarely cited in the literature. This patient was one of many who attempt suicide in Nepal, where suicide is the leading cause of death for young to middle aged women in the country.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-682X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7681309
ID  - ref1
ER  -