. 2019 Oct 22;15(4):228–254. doi: 10.1007/s13181-019-00736-9

Table 10.

Detailed reason for encounter-intentional pharmaceutical exposure in older adults

	N (%)
Reason for intentional pharmaceutical exposure subgroup^a
Attempt at self-harm	72 (41.9)
Therapeutic use	60 (34.9)
Misuse/abuse	24 (14.0)
Unknown	16 (9.3)
Total	172 (100)
Attempt at self-harm- suicidal intent subclassification^b
Suicidal intent	60 (83.3)
Suicidal intent unknown	11 (15.3)
No suicidal intent	1 (1.4)
Total	72 (100)

^aPercentage of total number of cases (N = 172) indicating primary reason for encounter due to intentional pharmaceutical exposure

^bPercentage of number of cases indicating attempt at self-harm (N = 72)