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  • Title: [Suicide attempts in epileptic patients during the years 1990-92. Analysis of patients in the Regional Poison Control Center in Sosnowiec].
    Author: Miller K, Kłopotowski T, Rościszewska D.
    Journal: Psychiatr Pol; 1997; 31(6):667-75. PubMed ID: 9515299.
    Abstract:
    During the years 1990-92 in the Regional Poisons Control Center in Sosnowiec 42 epileptics (20 females and 22 males) were hospitalized because of suicide attempt. It amounted to 9% of all attempters, treated there in this period. The majority of patients were males of age range from 21 to 62 years. In 23 patients the suicide attempts were performed for the first time. the main reason for suicide was the family conflicted situation. Additionally, in 14 patients the poisoning attempts have been done during alcohol abuse. In the suicide attempts the antiepileptic drugs were most frequently used, mainly carbamazepine (23 cases).
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