Self-poisoning with medications in adolescents: A national register study of hospital admissions and readmissions

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 709-715

  Fadum, Elin Anita ^a   Stanley, Barbara ^a,b,c   Qin, Ping ^a   Diep, Lien My ^a,d   Mehlum, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Emergency health services; Poisoning; Self injurious behavior; Self poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SEX DIFFERENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; REGISTER; SELF MEDICATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PATIENT READMISSION; REGISTRIES; SELF MEDICATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919385118     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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