December 1, 1992The British Journal of Psychiatry
Deliberate Self-poisoning and Self-injury in Adolescents
Key result
Adolescent deliberate self-poisoning in Oxford showed increasing rates in older females from 1986-1989, with paracetamol involved in 48.3% of overdoses by 1988-1989 and an 8.9% annual repetition rate.
Study Design
Type
Observational
Multicenter
No
Structured PICO
P
Population
Adolescents in Oxford presenting with deliberate self-poisoning and self-injury between 1976 and 1989
O
Outcome
Rates of deliberate self-poisoning and self-injury
Adolescent attempted suicide, particularly involving paracetamol overdoses, represents a major and increasing health problem requiring effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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Implication
Supports monitoring paracetamol access in adolescents; leaves open effective prevention strategies to reduce repetition.
Cite This Study
Hawton et al. (1992) conducted an observational in Deliberate self-poisoning and self-injury. Adolescent deliberate self-poisoning in Oxford showed increasing rates in older females from 1986-1989, with paracetamol involved in 48.3% of overdoses by 1988-1989 and an 8.9% annual repetition rate.