A comparative study of non-fatal self-poisoning with antidepressants relative to prescribing in three centres in England

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 95-101

  Bergen, Helen ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth ^b   Cooper, Jayne ^b   Kapur, Navneet ^b   Stalker, Carol ^c   Waters, Keith ^c   Hawton, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Prescribing; Self poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DOSULEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOTHIEPIN; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POISONING; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 77952100637     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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