Trends in calls to a state poisons centre and presentation to emergency departments for intentional antidepressant overdose in Victoria, Australia

CONCLUSION: Overall, emergency department presentation rates remained stable during the study period. Overall poisons centre call rates increased moderately. However, when examining younger persons, large increases were seen in both emergency department presentations and poison centre call rates. These findings highlight the need for future interventions to mitigate against intentional overdose in younger populations.PMID:35575154 | DOI:10.1177/00048674221098636
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research