@article{ref1,
title="Self poisoning: could psychiatric management be improved?",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="1987",
author="Vidalis, A. A. and Jungalwalla, H. N. and Baker, G. H.",
volume="33",
number="4",
pages="312-315",
abstract="A retrospective case note study was made of 93 cases of deliberate self-poisoning admitted to the Casualty Department of a busy District General Hospital. The population under investigation is described in terms of age, sex and substance overdosed; it is broadly similar to populations described in most other studies of overdose. Our results show a higher incidence of functional psychoses (19.4%) than other studies, due to an excess of depressive psychosis in females. The main finding is that 84% of patients referred for psychiatric out-patient treatment either failed to attend or failed to complete the treatment. These results are discussed and suggestions made.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}