Abstract
Psychiatric Service in a Centre for the Treatment of Poisoning
Kessel N~~McCulloch W~~Simpson E
The operation of a service to provide psychiatric examination of patients admitted to a centre for the treatment of poisoning is described & its advantages are outlined. A description of one year’s cases from Edinburgh is given. Rates by sex, age & marital state, the methods used, the diagnosis & the disposals are presented. The relationship of deliberate self-poisoning to “attempted suicide” is discussed.