Trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic drug use in people aged 5-19 years: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia
Trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic drug use in people aged 5-19 years: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026001
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发表时间:
2019-06-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Buckley, Nicholas A.
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作者:
Cairns, Rose;Karanges, Emily A.;Buckley, Nicholas A.
Objectives To characterise trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic medicine use in young Australians.Design Population-based retrospective cohort study.Setting Calls taken by the New South Wales and Victorian Poisons Information Centres (2006-2016, accounting for 70% of Australian poisoning calls); medicine dispensings in the 10% sample of Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data (July 2012 to June 2016).Participants People aged 5-19 years.Main outcome measures Yearly trends in intentional poisoning exposure calls, substances taken in intentional poisonings, a prevalence of psychotropic use (dispensing of antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and medicines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)).Results There were 33 501 intentional poisonings in people aged 5-19 years, with an increase of 8.39% per year (95% CI 6.08% to 10.74%, p