Abstract

Deliberate Self-Poisoning Presenting at Craigavon Area Hospital: 1976 and 1986

Kelly C~~Galloway R

Year: 1992 Source: The Ulster Medical Journal, v.61, no.1, (April 1992), p.12-18 SIEC No: 19931088

Deliberate self-poisoning presenting at Craigavon Area Hospital was compared in the years 1976 and 1986. A decline in the use of benzodiazepines & increase in other agents, notably paracetamol, is reported. Alcohol is frequently associated with deliberate self-poisoning, while severe mental illness is less common. Diagnostic practice may have effects on bed occupancy in this group. (19 refs.)