@article{ref1,
title="Factors affecting the decision to hospitalise children admitted to the emergency department due to non-fatal suicide attempts by pills",
journal="Pakistan journal of medical sciences quarterly",
year="2016",
author="Gokalp, Gamze and Anil, Murat and Bal, Alkan and Bicilioglu, Yuksel and Kamit Can, Fulya and Anil, Ayse Berna",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="731-735",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Suicide attempts (SAs) in the paediatric age group represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to examine the factors affecting the decision to hospitalize children with a diagnosis of non-fatal SA by pills. <br><br>METHODS: Children <18 years of age admitted with SA by pills during 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups: Group-I comprised hospitalised patients and Group-II included those who were discharged from the PED. These two groups were compared in terms of clinical and demographic characteristics recorded upon PED admission. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 196 patients were included in the study. The number of pills taken for self-poisoning in Group-I (median: 20 pills) was higher than that in Group-II (median: 12 pills) (p < 0.001), and the rate of pathological findings during the first paediatric psychiatric consultation was higher in Group-I (91.1%) than in the Group-II (54.8%) (p < 0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Factors affecting the disposition decision in cases of children who performed non-fatal SA via pills included the amount of medication taken for the suicide attempt and the presence of psychiatric disorders, as determined by a paediatric psychiatrist during the acute phase.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1682-024X",
doi="10.12669/pjms.323.9765",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9765"
}