Clinical course and demographic insights into suicide by self-poisoning: patterns of substance use and socio-economic factors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze whether sociodemographic characteristics influence the substance choice and preclinical and clinical course of suicidal poisoning.

Methods

This was a retrospective single-center study in patients hospitalized due to suicidal poisoning and who received at least one psychiatric exploration during their inpatient stay. Patients' sociodemographic, anamnestic, preclinical, and clinical parameters were analyzed with respect to sex and age.

Results

1090 patients were included, 727 (67%) were females, median age was 39 years (min-max: 13-91) with 603 (55%) aged 18-44 years. 595 patients (54.8%) ingested a single substance for self-poisoning, 609 (59.5%) used their own long-term medication. Comparing to males, females preferred antidepressants (n = 223, 30.7

SUBMITTER: Geith S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870874 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature