- Title
- Relationship between prescribed psychotropic medications and co-ingested alcohol in intentional self-poisonings
- Creator
- Chitty, Kate M.; Dobbins, Timothy; Dawson, Andrew H.; Isbister, Geoffrey K.; Buckley, Nicholas A.
- Relation
- NHMRC.1055176 & NHMRC.1061041 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055176
- Relation
- British Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 210, Issue 3, p. 203-208
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.172213
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Background: Acute alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for suicide, therefore investigating factors associated with alcohol-related self-harm warrant attention. Aims: To investigate the influence of prescribed psychotropic medications on the odds of coingesting alcohol preceding or during intentional efforts to self-poison. Method: A cross-sectional analysis of consecutive hospital presentations following intentional self-poisoning was conducted. A total of 7270 patients (4363 women) aged 18-96 were included. Results: The odds of alcohol coingestion were increased in those not prescribed any medication (odds ratio (OR)= 1.27, 99% CI 1.10-1.46, P50.001) and in impulsive self-poisonings (OR= 1.39, 99% CI 1.11-1.74, P50.001). Odds were decreased in those prescribed anticonvulsants (OR=0.69, 99% CI 0.51-0.93), antipsychotics (OR =0.55, 99% CI 0.45-0.66) and antidepressants (OR= 0.87, 99% CI 0.77-0.99). Conclusions: Findings indicate that being medicated for a psychiatric illness may reduce the likelihood of alcohol consumption during times of acute distress, hence perhaps may reduce the risk of intentional self-poisoning.
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1352592
- Identifier
- uon:30915
- Identifier
- ISSN:0007-1250
- Language
- eng
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