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Characteristics of non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: a systematic review.
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- Association of socio-economic position and suicide/attempted suicide in low and middle income countries in South and South-East Asia - a systematic review.BMC public health · 2015Pooled it
- Brief psychological intervention for the prevention of deliberate self-poisoning: A randomized controlled trial from Sri Lanka.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Trends of poisoning types in Sri Lanka: descriptive analysis of hospital admissions data 2004-2019.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Psychosocial and contextual risk factors of adolescent deliberate poisoning: a multicentre case-control study in Sri Lanka.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of deliberate self-poisoning in adolescents and factors associated with repeated self-poisoning and self-injury: a Sri Lankan perspective.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- A Study on Deliberate Self-Harm by Poisoning and Associated Risk Factors at Batticaloa Teaching Hospital.Cureus · 2024Article
- Intimate partner violence, suicide and self-harm in Sri Lanka: Analysis of national data.PloS one · 2024Article
- Alcohol use, self-harm and suicide: a scoping review of its portrayal in the Sri Lankan literature.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Prevalence of mental disorders in South Asia: A systematic review of reviews.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Epidemio-toxicological profile and reasons for fatal suicidal poisoning: A record-based study in South India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Exploration of associations between deliberate self-poisoning and psychiatric disorders in rural Sri Lanka: A case-control study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Suicide by pesticide poisoning in India: a review of pesticide regulations and their impact on suicide trends.BMC public health · 2020Review
- Childhood adversity and deliberate self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: a protocol for a hospital-based case-control study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- A prospective study of repetition of self-harm following deliberate self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka.PloS one · 2019Article
- Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor insecticides related acute poisoning, availability and sales: trends during the post-insecticide-ban period of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Self-Harm among Young People Detained in the Youth Justice System in Sri Lanka.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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- Study protocol: a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a counseling intervention, delivered by nurses, for those who have attempted self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- A study on paracetamol cardiotoxicity.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2016Article
- An investigation into the role of alcohol in self-harm in rural Sri Lanka: a protocol for a multimethod, qualitative study.BMJ open · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe rate of non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka has increased in recent years, with associated morbidity and economic cost to the country. This review examines the published literature for the characteristics and factors associated with non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.
methodsElectronic searches were conducted in Psychinfo, Proquest, Medline and Cochrane databases from inception to October 2011.
results26 publications (representing 23 studies) were eligible to be included in the review. A majority of studies reported non-fatal self-poisoning to be more common among males, with a peak age range of 10-30 years. Pesticide ingestion was the most commonly used method of non-fatal self-poisoning. However three studies conducted within the last ten years, in urban areas of the country, reported non-fatal self-poisoning by medicinal overdose to be more common, and also reported non-fatal self-poisoning to be more common among females. Interpersonal conflict was the most commonly reported short-term stressor associated with self-poisoning. Alcohol misuse was reported among males who self-poisoned, and data regarding other psychiatric morbidity was limited.
conclusionsThe findings indicate that pesticide ingestion is the commonest method of non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka, and it is more common among young males, similar to other Asian countries. However there appears to be an emerging pattern of increasing medicinal overdoses, paralleled by a gender shift towards increased female non-fatal self-poisoning in urban areas. Many non-fatal self-poisoning attempts appear to occur in the context of acute interpersonal stress, with short premeditation, and associated with alcohol misuse in males. Similar to other Asian countries, strategies to reduce non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka require integrated intervention programs with several key aspects, including culturally appropriate interventions to develop interpersonal skills in young people, community based programs to reduce alcohol misuse, and screening for and specific management of those at high risk of repetition following an attempt of self-poisoning.
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