Deliberate self poisoning with antidepressant drugs: A comparison of the relative hospital costs of cases of overdose of tricyclics with those of selective-serotonin re-uptake inhibitors

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-100

  Ramchandani, Paul ^a   Murray, Brian ^b   Hawton, Keith ^b   House, Allan ^c  

^a Sue Nicholls Ctr Manor Hse B   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Costs; Overdose; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0033850982     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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