Mortality and suicide after non-fatal self-poisoning: 16-year

Mortality and suicide after non-fatal self-poisoning: 16-year outcome study.

BACKGROUND Suicide reduction is government strategy in many countries. We need to quantify the connection between non-fatal self-poisoning and eventual suicide. AIMS To determine mortality after an episode of self-poisoning and to identify predictors of death by any cause or by suicide. METHOD A retrospective single-group cohort study was undertaken with 976 consecutive patients attending a...

Mortality and suicide after non-fatal self-poisoning: a 16- year outcome study of patients attending accident and emergency

Repetition rate after non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri-Lanka: a one year prospective longitudinal study

Introduction Attempted or non-fatal self-poisoning is an important public health problem in Sri Lanka. Current evidence from Sri Lanka suggests that this phenomenon is more common among young people, and females, and is associated with a recent interpersonal conflict. International studies indicate that recent non-fatal selfharm is associated with an increased risk of repetition and completed s...

Fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm. Systematic review.

BACKGROUND Non-fatal self-harm frequently leads to non-fatal repetition and sometimes to suicide. We need to quantify these two outcomes of self-harm to help us to develop and test effective interventions. AIMS To estimate rates of fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm. METHOD A systematic review of published follow-up data, from observational and experimental studies. Four electronic...

Co-proxamol and suicide: a study of national mortality statistics and local non-fatal self poisonings.

OBJECTIVES To examine the incidence of suicides due to co-proxamol compared with tricyclic antidepressants and paracetamol, and to compare fatality rates for self poisonings with these drugs. DESIGN Analysis of routinely collected national and local data on suicides and self poisonings. SETTING Records of suicides in England and Wales 1997-9; non-fatal self poisonings in Oxford District 199...