Psychoactive substances in natural and unnatural deaths in Norway and Sweden – a study on victims of suicide and accidents compared with natural deaths in psychiatric patients

Psychoactive substances in natural and unnatural deaths in Norway and Sweden – a study on victims of suicide and accidents compared with natural deaths in psychiatric patients

Abstract Background The extent of post-mortem detection of specific psychoactive drugs may differ between countries, and may greatly influence the national death register’s classification of manner and cause of death. The main objective of the present study was to analyse the magnitude and pattern o...

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Main Authors: Ida Kathrine Gravensteen, Øivind Ekeberg, Ingemar Thiblin, Karin Helweg-Larsen, Erlend Hem, Sidsel Rogde, Ingvild Maria Tøllefsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Accidental deaths
Natural deaths
Psychoactive substances
Suicide
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2015-9

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2015-9

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