@article{ref1,
title="Admission of self-poisoned patients during one year at the Poisoning Treatment Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark",
journal="Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum",
year="1993",
author="Welcher, B. and Rubin, P. and Nordentoft, Merete",
volume="371",
number="",
pages="38-44",
abstract="The study comprises 541 patients admitted to the Poisoning Treatment Centre at Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen; 440 of the patients were psychiatrically evaluated prospectively. The sex distribution was almost equal. In comparison with the normal population there was an overrepresentation of the age groups of 30-49 years old and of 18-19 years old. Only 20% were employed. Sixty-nine percent of the males and 40% of the females were living alone. Forty-six percent of the patients had some sort of abuse. Twenty-one percent suffered from psychotic disorder. Forty-eight percent had at least once before attempted suicide. The group was found to be at high risk of repeating suicide attempt according to a scale developed in the poisoning treatment centre in Edinburgh. The treatment of suicidal patients is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0065-1591",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}