Background Prediction of suicide risk is difficult in clinicalpractice. Aims To identify changes in clinical presentationpredictive of suicide in patients treated for repeated episodes of self-poisoning. Method Anested case^control study used the Hunter AreaToxicology Service database to identifyexposure variables
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Results Therewere 31cases, for which 93 controlswere selected.Study variables associatedwith anincreasedriskof subsequent suicidewere anincrease inthe numberofdrugs ingested (oddsratio 2.59, 95% CI1.48^4.51), an increase inthe dose ingested (OR1.33,95% CI1.01^1.76), an increase in coma score (OR1.71,95% CI 1.11^2.66), a decrease in Glasgow Coma Score (OR1.21,95% CI1.03^1.43) and an increase in drugor alcoholmisuse (OR 2.33,95% CI1.06^5.10).
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تاریخ انتشار 2005