Organophosphate (OP) compounds are frequently used agorchemicals for deliberate self-harm in some parts of the world resulting in high mortality and morbidity. Pralidoxime (2PAM) is the most widely used and trialed oxime for treatment of OP poisoning. There have been variations over the results of trials using 2PAM for OP poisoning. 2PAM therapy has led to favorable outcomes in some studies, wh...

Availability of drugs with high lethality has been hypothesized to increase the risk of self-poisoning suicides. A literature search concerning deliberate self-poisoning and the effect of restricting access to drugs was conducted, and the effect of restrictions in availability of barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, dextropropoxyphene, and weak analgesics was reviewed. The correlations betw...

Introduction This paper summarises the research evidence presented in a recent issue of EVective Health Care on deliberate self harm. Deliberate self harm is one of the top five reasons for acute medical admissions in the UK. The term deliberate self harm includes intentional self poisoning or self injury (such as cutting), irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act. Self poisoning is the ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the accounts of those with a history of deliberate self harm but who no longer do so, to understand how they perceive this resolution and to identify potential implications for provision of health services. DESIGN Qualitative in-depth interview study. SETTING Interviews in a community setting. PARTICIPANTS 20 participants selected from a representative cohort identifi...

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: deliberate self-harm (dhs) is a deviant behavior that has been not completely emphasized in health-related studies in iran. the current study was conducted to explore the prevalence and reasons associated with the incidence of dsh in patients referring to the emergency room of baradaran-e rezaee hospital in damghan, iran. methods: fifty-four clients with the mean age of 29.4 (±10.3) ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects over one year of contacting patients by telephone one month or three months after being discharged from an emergency department for deliberate self poisoning compared with usual treatment. DESIGN Multicentre, randomised controlled trial. SETTING 13 emergency departments in the north of France. PARTICIPANTS 605 people discharged from an emergency departme...