1.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
; 33(4): 312-5, 1987.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3436736
ABSTRACT
A retrospective case note study was made of 93 cases of deliberate self-poisoning admitted to the Casualty Department of a busy District General Hospital. The population under investigation is described in terms of age, sex and substance overdosed; it is broadly similar to populations described in most other studies of overdose. Our results show a higher incidence of functional psychoses (19.4%) than other studies, due to an excess of depressive psychosis in females. The main finding is that 84% of patients referred for psychiatric out-patient treatment either failed to attend or failed to complete the treatment. These results are discussed and suggestions made.
Subject(s)
Poisoning/psychology , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Referral and Consultation , Risk Factors , Schizophrenic Psychology
2.
Med Sci Law
; 26(2): 113-24, 1986 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3724393