Rosenman S J
Med J Aust. 1983 Nov 12;2(10):496-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb122617.x.
A five-year follow-up of 262 patients in the western region of Adelaide, who attempted suicide in 1976 by taking an overdose of a drug, showed that seven of these subsequently died by suicide and two from other causes. Six of the nine patients who died were migrants. Drug overdoses were most likely to be taken by young women from lower socioeconomic groups. A background of marital separation was common and, although migrants as a whole were underrepresented, German migrants were significantly more likely, while Italian and Greek migrants were significantly less likely, to take drug overdoses. The data suggest that psychiatric assessment is useful in reducing the likelihood of subsequent suicide; general physicians should select patients for further assessment.
对1976年在阿德莱德西部地区因过量服药企图自杀的262名患者进行的五年随访显示，其中7人随后自杀身亡，2人死于其他原因。死亡的9名患者中有6名是移民。药物过量最常发生在社会经济地位较低的年轻女性身上。婚姻分居的情况很常见，尽管移民作为一个整体在研究对象中占比不足，但德国移民服药过量的可能性显著更高，而意大利和希腊移民服药过量的可能性则显著更低。数据表明，精神病学评估有助于降低后续自杀的可能性；普通医生应挑选患者进行进一步评估。
