Deliberate self poisoning with antidepressant drugs: a comparison of the relative hospital costs of cases of overdose of tricyclics with those of selective-serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.
BACKGROUND: Debate continues over the relative merits of tricyclics and selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as first line antidepressant treatment for depression. SSRIs are safer in overdose but more expensive than tricyclics. This report compared the hospital costs of cases of overdose...
Autors principals: | Ramchandani, P, Murray, B, Hawton, K, House, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2000
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