Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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Abstract
Self-poisoning has been considered to be the act of intentional self-administration of more than the prescribed dose of any drug, including the non-ingestible substances, as well as the overdose of recreational drugs and alcohol intoxication. It is the commonest mode of attempting suicide, hence considered to be a major medical and social problem Evaluation of patterns of medical and psychiatric complications of self-poisoning presenting in Psychiatry OPD of a tertiary care hospital. The present study was an Observational study. This research was done over a 1.5-years study period at Department of Psychiatry, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Bardhaman (East). Total 100 patients were included in this study. The clinical outcome showed significant association of Comorbid Psychiatric Illnesses with Medical Complications at Baseline(within 1 week of poisoning) and association between Medical and Psychiatric Complications at 3 months and 6 months of poisoning respectively was statistically significant (p<0.0001). Our study concludes that most of the patients develop serious complications following poisoning and treatment programs of self poisoning patients should be planned in a more holistic manner to address both the medical and psychiatric complications with a multidisciplinary approach.
How to cite this article:
Priyam Bhunia, Divya Gopal Mukherjee, Rajarshi Chakravarty and Debjit Misra. Medical and Psychiatric Complications of Self Poisoning Presenting in Psychiatry OPD of a Tertiary Care Hospital.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.2.18.624.630
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