Henry J A
National Poisons Unit, Guy's Hospital, London.
Postgrad Med J. 1994;70 Suppl 2:S9-12; discussion S12-3.
A review of the problems connected with antidepressant overdosage shows that the tricyclic drugs are associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Any strategy for suicide reduction must include a policy for prescribing drugs with a lower overdose mortality.
