Relative toxicity of mood stabilisers and antipsychotics: case fatality and fatal toxicity associated with self-poisoning

Relative toxicity of mood stabilisers and antipsychotics: case fatality and fatal toxicity associated with self-poisoning

Abstract Background Bipolar and other psychiatric disorders are associated with considerably increased risk of suicidal behaviour, which may include self-poisoning with medication used to treat the disorder. Therefore, choice of medication for treatment should include consideration of toxicity, espe...

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Main Authors: Anne E. Ferrey, Galit Geulayov, Deborah Casey, Claudia Wells, Alice Fuller, Clare Bankhead, Jennifer Ness, Caroline Clements, David Gunnell, Navneet Kapur, Keith Hawton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Drug toxicity
Mood stabilisers
Antipsychotics
Suicide
Self-poisoning
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1993-3

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