Resource Tag: DRUGS--OVERDOSES

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Objective Few studies have focused on the characteristic features of drug overdose in children and adolescents who have attempted suicide in Korea. The present study examined the characteristics of drug overdose in children and adolescents who visited the emergency room following drug ingestion for a suicide attempt. Methods The medical records of 28 patients who […]

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Aims: To investigate differences in the presence of drugs, by gender, when considering deaths attributable to homicides and suicides. Design: Logistic regression analysis of mortality data collected by the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System. Participants and Setting: A total of 5791 Colorado decedents who died of violent causes from 2004 to 2009. Measurement: Forensic pathologist […]

Article looks at drug overdose as a preventable suicide method. No pronounced sex differences in drug self-poisoning rates were found and that suicide by drug overdose is prevetable.

Report by SAMHSA reflecing relationship between seasonal changes and visits to the emergency room because of drug-related suicide attempts.

Report by SAMHSA reflecing relationship between seasonal changes and visits to the emergency room because of drug-related suicide attempts.

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This article describes a new toxicology service specifically tailored to help patients who have taken drug overdoses. This service is located in St. Thomas Hospital in south London.

The rate & risk of suicide & accidental fatal drug overdose in individuals who had been medically ascertained as having been sexually abused during childhood was determined. Forensic medical records of 2759 victims who were assessed between 1964-1995 were obtained & linked with coronial data representing a follow-up period of up to 44 years. 21 […]

In this letter to the editor, the authors discuss children & adolescents who were admitted to the Teaching Hospital in Karapitiya (Sri Lanks) following deliberate self-harm. Admissions for deliberate self-harm increased by 91% from 2001 to 2007 with girls accounting for most of this increase. Admissions for deliberate self-harm increased consistently with age. Admissions after […]

This project studied the genetic profile of individuals with regard to the presence of CYP2D6 & CYP2C19 genes in 242 cases of fatal intoxication, 262 suicides (intoxications excluded), & 212 natural deaths. PCR, followed by pyrosequencing, was used for all the analyses. It was found that, among those who died by suicide, there was a […]

During 2008, nearly one-tenth of drug-related emergency department visits made by American adolescents, ages 12-17, involved suicide attempts. Almost three of every four visits were made by females. Pharmaceuticals were involved in 95.4% of drug-related suicide attempts among adolescents. More than three-fourths of the visits ended with evidence of follow-up care. (5 notes)

This study assessed the association between depressive characteristics & completed suicide despite adequate antidepressant therapy in severe depression & investigated the frequency of lethal antidepressant overdoses. A record evaluation was performed of 98 suicide victims with a primary severe depression & admitted to the Department of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital between 1956-1969. Follow-up continued to […]

The sociodemographic & clinical characteristics of 144 suicide attempters admitted to a Turkish emergency clinic were examined. All patients were interviewed by a consultant psychiatrist. The majority of suicide attempters were females, characterised by low educational status & low religious orientation. Drug overdose was the most common method of attempt & conflict within the family […]

This study examined whether altered prescription patterns are associated with changes in the rates of drug-related suicides in Swedish elderly. An ecological study was performed in which rates of suicide by drug poisoning were related to prescription sales of different psychotropic drugs. Rates of suicide using benzodiazepines increased despite decreasing prescription sales. Decreasing tricyclic antidepressant […]

The aim of this study was to interpret the lived experience of hope in some patients hospitalized for intentional self-harm. 12 persons that had engaged in suicidal behaviour by overdosing on medications were interviewed shortly after hospitalization & asked to narrate about their hopes. Transcripts were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method inspired by Ricouer’s […]

This study described substances used in overdose & the characteristics of patients admitted with medicinal drug overdose in an urban tertiary care hospital in Colombo. A descriptive study of 191 patients admitted with intentional self-poisoning was carried out. Medicinal drugs were the most common substance used in overdose. Those who used medicinal drugs were mainly […]

This article describes suicide attempters seen in an emergency room in Sao Paulo, Brazil, & their acute substance consumption or dependence. A non-structured psychiatric interview was used with a sample of 80 patients, mean age 26.9 years. Most suicide attempts involved ingestion of medicines. Approximately 21.2% & 7.5% of cases had used alcohol or an […]

A series of 44 consecutive elderly Greek patients admitted to hospital after deliberate self-poisoning was reviewed for associated medical & psychosocial factors. In all but 3 cases, the overdose involved prescribed drugs. Women outnumbered men 2.7 to 1. There was a high proportion of chronic psychiatric & medical conditions. Chronic stress from physical illness, social […]

This book provides a summary of information regarding national means restriction policies/strategies & national/provincial intentional overdose prevention policies/strategies & their effectiveness. Policies/strategies that focus on children, youth, & young adults were of particular interest. Part One of this report presents an overview of national means restriction strategies/policies & Part Two focuses on intentional overdose prevention […]

This report summarizes the findings of the 2007 national forum on drug-related deaths in Scotland. Approximately 23% of all drug-related deaths in Scotland are intentional self-poisoning or of undetermined intent. It is recommended: suicide prevention be incorporated as part of the strategy to reduce drug-related harm; actions to prevent suicide include prioritizing training for front-line […]

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