background:death due to acute poisoning is of medical, legal and social significance. this study was designed to investigate lethal poisonings among dead bodies referred to a regional office of iranian legal medicine organization (ilmo). methods:this was a retrospective descriptive-analytical study on dead bodies referred to fars province regional office of ilmo in shiraz, iran, during april 20...

BACKGROUND Suicidal intent has been described as the seriousness or intensity of the patient's wish to terminate his or her life. Suicide has become an important public health issue throughout the world. It is important to evaluate the intentions of suicide attempts and various psychiatric diagnostic perspectives to understand the multiple dimensions of suicide. AIMS The aim of the work was t...

OBJECTIVE To review trends in deliberate self poisoning and self injury (attempted suicide) over 15 years (1976-90) on the basis of general hospital referrals. DESIGN Prospective data collection by computerised monitoring system. SETTING Teaching general hospital. SUBJECTS All patients aged 15 and over (n = 9605) referred to the hospital after episodes (n = 13,340) of deliberate self pois...

OBJECTIVE Attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of completed suicide. However, suicide risk declines over time after an attempt, and it is unclear how long the risk persists. Risk estimates are almost exclusively based on studies of less than 10 years of follow-up. METHOD The authors followed a cohort of 100 consecutive self-poisoned patients in Helsinki in 1963, for whom forensi...

background: insecticide poisoning is a major public health problem in the world, particularly in developing nations, its usage has increased in recent and past thus increased even its misuse to commit suicide. methods: this retrospective study was carried out at department of  forensic medicine & toxicology, govt. mohan kumaramangalam medical college  hospital  salem, tamil nadu, india with the...

BACKGROUND Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning is the leading cause of acute liver failure in Great Britain and the United States. Successful interventions to reduced harm from paracetamol poisoning are needed. To achieve this, the government of the United Kingdom introduced legislation in 1998 limiting the pack size of paracetamol sold in shops. Several studies have reported recent decreases...

BACKGROUND Given that suicide attempt is a major risk factor for suicide completion, this study investigated the clinical features, precipitating stressors, and the correlates of lethality in suicide attempters. METHODS The sample comprised 357 people who had attempted suicide and had been sent to the emergency room in a general hospital from November 2002 to June 2005. Data collection was co...