Suicide rate of callers to a poison information service

The authors assessed the frequency of suicide subsequent to calls to a poison information center in a follow-up study. The 8 confirmed suicides out of 2,177 calls yielded a rate of 66.8 per 100,000 population--significantly higher than that for the general population. In addition, 15 possible or pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1975-11, Vol.132 (11), p.1212-1214
Hauptverfasser: Sudak, H S, Sterin, G J, Houser, H B
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Zusammenfassung:The authors assessed the frequency of suicide subsequent to calls to a poison information center in a follow-up study. The 8 confirmed suicides out of 2,177 calls yielded a rate of 66.8 per 100,000 population--significantly higher than that for the general population. In addition, 15 possible or probable suicides were identified. The authors note that poison center callers seem to constitute a pool of significantly suicidal persons and reaffirm the premise that poison centers and suicide centers should coordinate their efforts.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.132.11.1212