Abstract

Admission of Self-Poisoned Patients During one Year at the Poisoning Treatment Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Welcher B~~Rubin P~~et al

Year: 1993 Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, v.87, no.371, suppl., (1993), p.38-44 SIEC No: 19930507

A study of patients admitted to the Poisoning Treatment Centre in Copenhagen Denmark. The study group was looked at by age, gender, and employment. The group was found to be at high risk of repeating suicide attempts according to a scale developed in Edinburgh. The treatment of suicidal patients is also discussed. (24 refs., tables and graphs)