Patients Who Attend the Emergency Department Following Medication Overdose: Self-reported Mental Health History and Intended Outcomes of Overdose

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 501-511

  Buykx, Penny ^a   Ritter, Alison ^b   Loxley, Wendy ^c   Dietze, Paul ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Depression; Emergency department; Medication overdose; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864451533     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-011-9338-1     Document Type: Article

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