Journal article
Age–sex differences in medicinal self-poisonings
Abstract
BackgroundDeliberate self-harm (DSH) is related to suicide and DSH repetition is common. DSH hospital presentations are often self-poisonings with medicinal agents. While older age and male sex are known risk factors for suicide, it is unclear how these factors are related to the nature and severity of medicinal self-poisoning (SP). Such knowledge can guide prevention strategies emphasizing detecting and treating mental illness and controlling …
Authors
Rhodes AE; Bethell J; Spence J; Links PS; Streiner DL; Jaakkimainen RL
Journal
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 642–652
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2008
DOI
10.1007/s00127-008-0349-6
ISSN
0933-7954