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. 1992 Apr;61(1):12–18.

Deliberate self-poisoning presenting at Craigavon Area Hospital: 1976 and 1986.

C Kelly 1, R Galloway 1
PMCID: PMC2448776  PMID: 1621296

Abstract

Deliberate self-poisoning presenting at Craigavon Area Hospital was compared in the years of 1976 and 1986. A decline in the use of benzodiazepines and increase in other agents, notably paracetamol, is reported. Alcohol is frequently associated with deliberate self-poisoning, while severe mental illness is less common. Diagnostic practice may have effects on bed occupancy in this group.

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