Incidence ofself poisoning inpatients prescribed psychotropic drugs

Thedrugsmostcommonlyusedinselfpoisoning are thepsychotropics, buttheproportion ofpatients given thesedrugswho takeoverdoses isunknown.Ina prospectivestudyof 43117peoplein Oxfordshire, prescriptions issuedby generalpractitioners werelinked withrecords ofhospital admissions anddeaths. During two yearstherewere79episodes ofdeliberate self poisoning leading tohospital admission ordeath.The numberofpatients whotookoverdoses ofpsychotropic drugswassmallinrelation tothetotalnumberpre