Psychiatric Morbidity of Suicide Attempt Patients Requiring ICU Intervention

Psychiatric Morbidity of Suicide Attempt Patients Requiring ICU Intervention

This study was carried out in a private Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to assess the psychiatric morbidities and major psychiatric problems in patients requiring ICU. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was found to be Depressive disorder followed by attention seeking behavior. Chemicals (organophospho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medicine 2010, Vol.11 (1), p.7-11
Hauptverfasser: Qusar, MMA Shalahuddin, Morshed, Nahid Mahjabin, Kader, Md Abdul, Azad, Md Abul Kalam, Uddin, Md Alal, Shaikh, Muhammad Abdul Kayum
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Intensive care
Medical diagnosis
Mental depression
Psychiatry
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Zusammenfassung:This study was carried out in a private Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to assess the psychiatric morbidities and major psychiatric problems in patients requiring ICU. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was found to be Depressive disorder followed by attention seeking behavior. Chemicals (organophosphorous, kerosene and other medicine) were the most frequent agent used among suicide attempt patients. Keyword: Deliberate self harm, intensive care, mood disorders DOI:10.3329/jom.v11i1.4260 J Medicine 2010: 11: 7-11
ISSN:1997-9797
2075-5384
DOI:10.3329/jom.v11i1.4260