Why people take overdoses
A study of psychiatrists' judgements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9616741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Bancroft (Royal Edinburgh Hospital), Keith Hawton (0000-0003-4985-5715, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-204 |
| Publication date | 1983-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1983.tb01547.x |
| PMID | 6882698 |
| OpenAlex | W2147027481 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
There was considerable agreement between 50 psychiatrists in their choices of reasons to explain patients' overdoses after reading transcripts of interviews with self‐poisoning patients. The reasons attributed in each case were similar to those chosen by three psychiatrists in an earlier study. Most psychiatrists chose more than one reason for each case. Multidimensional scaling anlysis of the psychiatrists' choices across the cases suggested four groups of reasons: ( a ) directed at some significant person; ( b ) help‐seeking; ( c ) self‐referring; ( d ) suicidal intent. Future research could include the use of shorter lists of reasons, and should be directed particularly towards assessing the intended and actual effects of self‐poisioning behaviour on significant others
Chose · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Multidimensional scaling · Poison control · Psychiatry · Reading (process) · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2017 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |