Resource Tag: AUSTRALIA. NEW SOUTH WALES

This study explored differences between a clinical sample of deliberate self-poisoning patients & a community sample who reported previous attempted suicide & examines correlates of suicidal behaviour in these groups compared with a community control group with no suicidal behaviour. The adjusted odds ratio for deliberate self-poisoning were female gender, anxiety, affective, or substance-use disorder, […]

This study aimed to examine changes in prevalence of psychological disturbance over time in adolescents referred for treatment. Data on the type & severity of emotional & behavioural problems was measured in 4495 clinic-referred adolescents. After taking into account the confounding effects of age & gender, there were significant increases in reports of self-harm & […]

Objective: Drug related problems are a major consumer of healthcare, although little is known about the impact of self poisoning and illicit drug use on the provision of intensive care. We wished to quantify the number of admissions to our intensive care unit that were attributable to self poisoning and illicit drug use, and to […]

Objective: To determine the risk of suicide and drug overdose death among recently released prisoners. Design, setting and participants: Retrospective cohort study of 85 203 adult offenders who had spent some time in full-time custody in prisons in New South Wales between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 2002. Main outcome measures: Association between time […]

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Please see the first “Tracking Tragedy Report” from 2003.

This longitudinal cohort study of 3,148 consecutive deliberate self-poisoning patients found 920 subjects were referred for psychiatric hospitalization, 576 on involuntary basis. A logistic regression analysis showed increased risk for: age 25 or older, unemployment, homelessness, previous self-harm, psychiatric inpatient treatment within 12 months, earlier psychiatric inpatient treatment, suicidal ideation or plan, mood or psychotic […]

In a retrospective study of 69 elderly (65 years & older) cases of attempted suicide in southern Sydney, 81% took overdoses. Depressive illness was present in 87% of cases. Multiple psychosocial, psychological, medical, & psychiatric risk factors for suicide were identified. Major functional psychiatric disorders were found predominantly in females & were associated with higher […]

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