TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Psychiatric assessment of self-poisoning
JO  - Medicine (Abingdon)
A1  - Martin, Garry
A1  - Brown, Sarah
SP  - 173
EP  - 175
VL  - 48
IS  - 3
N2  - Self-poisoning accounts for a significant number of attendances to acute services. It can occur at any age. The reasons that lead someone to self-poison are variable and individual. It is often a manifestation of distress. Women are more likely to present, or die, after overdose than men, although men are more likely to die by suicide overall. Self-harm, including self-poisoning, is a strong risk factor and antecedent to suicide. Psychosocial assessment offers an important opportunity to intervene. Risk stratification tools are not helpful alone, and should not replace a specialist clinical assessment, outlined here.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1357-3039
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2019.12.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -