Suicides by opium and its derivatives, in England and Wales, 1850

Suicides by opium and its derivatives, in England and Wales, 1850—1950

Published:1985-05 Issue:2 Volume:15 Page:237-242
ISSN:0033-2917
Container-title:Psychological Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Psychol. Med.

Author:

Clarke Michael J.

Abstract

SynopsisIn the mid-nineteenth century opium and its derivatives, such as laudanum and morphine, were the most common poisons in suicides in England and Wales. With legislative restrictions on these ‘dangerous drugs’ such a use declined. This study attempts to show this trend and indicates the large variety of these opium-related suicides.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology

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