Trends in Self-Poisoning and Psychotropic Drug Use in People Aged 5–19 Years

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Abstract

Objectives: To characterise trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic medicine use in young Australians.

Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Setting Calls taken by the New South Wales and Victorian Poisons Information Centres (2006–2016, accounting for 70% of...

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Cairns R, Karanges EA, Wong A, et al Trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic drug use in people aged 5–19 years: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia BMJ Open 2019;9:e026001. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026001

Publication Date

2019

Original Language

English

Country

Australia

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Addiction

Keywords

trends

self-poisoning

psychotropic drug use

cohort

Australia

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Trends in Self-Poisoning and Psychotropic Drug Use in People Aged 5–19 Years

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