@article{ref1,
title="Mechanical ventilation as an indicator of somatic severity of self-poisoning: implications for psychiatric care and long-term outcomes",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Baer, Elodie and Barré, Carole and Fleury, Carole and de Montchenu, Claire and Garré, Jean-Bernard and Lerolle, Nicolas and Gohier, Benedicte",
volume="208",
number="3",
pages="280-285",
abstract="BackgroundSomatic severity of a self-poisoning episode varies widely between patients.AimsTo determine the correlates (psychiatric profiles, long-term outcome) of mechanical ventilation used as a proxy to define somatic severity during a self-poisoning.<br><br>METHODAll patients who required mechanical ventilation were pair-matched with ones who did not for age, gender and presence of psychiatric history. One year after the self-poisoning episode, patients were interviewed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and a quality-of-life assessment questionnaire (Short-Form 12 Health Survey).<br><br>RESULTSThe ventilation group (n = 99) more frequently had mood disorders and less frequently had adjustment disorders (P = 0.007), with a higher depression score on the HADS (P = 0.01) than those in the non-ventilation group (n = 97). Survival curves showed lower survival in the ventilation group (P = 0.03).<br><br>CONCLUSIONSRequirement for mechanical ventilation following self-poisoning is associated with a high prevalence of mood disorders and poor long-term outcome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154898",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154898"
}