TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Psychiatric morbidity in attempted suicide by poisoning
JO  - International journal of medical toxicology and legal medicine
A1  - Baweja, A.
A1  - Sagar, R.
A1  - Srivastav, P.K.
A1  - Jangid, R.K.
SP  - 11
EP  - 13
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - One hundred consecutive cases of attempted suicide by poisoning were taken from the medical indoor of Lok Nayak Hospital. The mean age was 26.7 years (S. D. = 11.4) with more than half (54%) of them between 16-25 years of age. Slight male preponderance was observed. 55% of cases had a psychiatric diagnosis of which depression and adjustment disorder were most common. Organophosphorous compounds and drugs (mainly benzodiazepines) were most commonly employed as means for attempting suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-0448
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -