Factors associated with choice of psychotropic drugs used for intentional drug overdose

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Tournier, Marie ^a,b   Grolleau, Adeline ^a   Cougnard, Audrey ^a   Molimard, Mathieu ^a   Verdoux, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

Author keywords

Overdose; Parasuicide; Prescription; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HISTORY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 60649116330     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-008-0839-2     Document Type: Article

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