Risk factors for suicide and other deaths following hospital treated self-poisoning in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 520-525

  Reith, David M ^a   Whyte, Ian ^b   Carter, Greg ^b   McPherson, Michelle ^c   Carter, Natalia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^d NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Overdose; Poisoning; Self harm; Self poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; STANDARDIZATION; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 4344657043     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01405.x     Document Type: Article

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