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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Correlates of Deliberate Self‐Harm Behaviors in Bangladesh: A Narrative Review of Cross‐Sectional Studies (1995–2025)

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Deliberate self‐harm (DSH) is a significant but underreported public health concern in Bangladesh, driven by mental health stigma, cultural and legal barriers, and absence of national data. Despite clear links to multiple risk factors, the prevalence and determinants of DSH lack systematic exploration. This narrative review
Mantaka Rahman, Sharmin Sultana Tuli, Imtiaz Abdullah, Tamal Saha, Mahmud Al Faissal, Emma Ashworth   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health, Social and Recidivism Outcomes Among People Who Have Been Incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia: Study Protocol and Cohort Profile for the Prison Outcomes STudy (POST)

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction We have been funded to examine post‐incarceration health and social outcomes for all people incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia, 2000–2022; assess treatment and services for drug dependence and serious mental illness; and project the impact of expanding intervention coverage. We will use a linked cohort, the Prison Outcomes
Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Michael Doyle, Jack Stone, Chrianna Bharat, Matt Hickman, Marianne Martinello, Don Weatherburn, Kimberlie Dean, Joe Coyte, Christel Macdonald, Mary Ellen Harrod, Luke Grant, Gloria Larman, Peter Vickerman, Colette McGrath, Peter Thompson, Alison Churchill, Greg Dore, Thomas Santo Jr   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Poisoning With Prazosin and Its Off‐Label Use in Australia, 2014–2024: Analysis of NSW Poisons Information Centre Data

Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 224, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT NSW Poisons Information Centre data identified 1030 deliberate prazosin self‐poisonings over 11 years, rising from 13 to 170 per year (2014–2024). Young women predominated, likely due to expanded off‐label (but accepted) psychiatric use of prazosin. Better evidence on benefits of off‐label use is needed to justify increasing risks.
Olivia B. E. Lal, Nicholas A. Buckley, Rose Cairns   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-centre Implementation of the SNAP Protocol for Paracetamol Overdose - reducing the length of stay

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine
Aim/Objective/Background: Paracetamol stands as one of the most prevalent drugs of overdose in the UK. The conventional treatment for Paracetamol toxicity involves intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), typically administered over 21 ...
Roshan Joseph, William Manning, Muniswamy Hemavathi, Richard Austin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and practices of paracetamol administration among caregivers of pediatric age group patients

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2012
Introduction: Paracetamol is a widely used over the counter drug for pyrexia and mild to moderate pain in all age groups. Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of paracetamol administration among caregivers of the pediatric age group patients ...
R.P.J.C. Ramanayake, L R Jayasinghe, A.H.W. De Silva, W.A.T.A. Wijesinghe, N Kanaganayagam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CSA/PANI and MWCNT/PANI Composites as Electrode Platforms for Reliable Creatinine Biosensing

ChemElectroChem, Volume 13, Issue 12, 17 June 2026.
This study presents and compares CSA/PANI‐ and MWCNT/PANI‐based enzymatic electrochemical biosensors, demonstrating the superior sensitivity, selectivity, stability, and real‐sample performance of the CSA/PANI platform for reliable creatinine detection.
Abdulrahman Obaid, Nimet Yildirim‐Tirgil, Recep Tas, Hamza Dunya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stocks of paracetamol products stored in urban New Zealand households: A cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundIntentional self-harm is a common cause of hospital presentations in New Zealand and across the world, and self-poisoning is the most common method of self-harm. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is frequently used in impulsive intentional overdoses,
Eeva-Katri Kumpula, Pauline Norris, Adam C Pomerleau   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Retigabine to Azetukalner: Reviving Voltage‐Gated Potassium Channels for Epilepsy Therapy

Archiv der Pharmazie, Volume 359, Issue 6, June 2026.
From the withdrawal of retigabine to the breakthrough of azetukalner, this review explores how rational redesign of KV7.2/3 potentiators overcame toxicity hurdles. We detail the synthesis, improved metabolic stability, and robust clinical outcomes in epilepsy, highlighting a new era of targeted potassium channel therapy. ABSTRACT Heterotetrameric KV7.2/
Pascal Rosendahl, Lukas Schulig, Andreas Link   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-poisoning with paracetamol in England: short report of characteristics of individuals and their overdoses according to source of tablets

BJPsych Open
Self-poisoning with paracetamol is the most frequently used overdose method in the UK. Psychosocial assessments were conducted by mental health clinicians with 127 consecutive individuals who presented with pure paracetamol overdoses to a large general ...
Fiona Brand, Elizabeth Bale, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Keith Hawton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unusual complications of paracetamol poisoning [PDF]

QJM, 1997
Every physician is only too familiar with acute hepatic necrosis as the most common complication of severe paracetamol poisoning. The frequency with which paracetamol is used for self-poisoning may, however, give rise to complacency through familiarity, and the less common complications may be missed.
Jones, Alison L, Prescott, L F
openaire   +3 more sources