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Deliberate Self-poisoning in Asian and Caucasian 12–15–Year-Olds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

L. Mcgibben ,
C. G. Ballard ,
S. Handy ,
R. N. C. Mohan  and
W. R. Silveira
L. Mcgibben*
Affiliation:
Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Unit, Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX
C. G. Ballard
Affiliation:
Walsgrave Hospital
S. Handy
Affiliation:
Walsgrave Hospital
R. N. C. Mohan
Affiliation:
Walsgrave Hospital
W. R. Silveira
Affiliation:
Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
*
∗Community Services Centre, Sturton Place, Station Road, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AU
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Abstract

The mean annual rates of hospital admission for deliberate self-poisoning were calculated for Caucasian and Asian 12–15–year-olds between 1982 and 1990 as 2.31 and 2.47 per 1000 respectively. There was an excess of girls in each group.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 110 - 112
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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