The Examination of Suicide Cases with Antidepressant Use Applied to National Poisoning Counseling Center Between 2015-2018

Authors : Nur Köroğlu, Sultan Mehtap Büyüker

Pages : 1-6

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Publication Date : 2021-04-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Abstract: Objective: In this study; antidepressant drug poisoning cases between 2015-2018 which applied to National Poisoning Counseling Center (NPCC) has examined. Turkey’s and other countries’ poisoning reports has compared. Suicidal behavior, which has reached such a crucial point, have examined in the perspective of increasing antidepressant use. Materials and Methods: Cases of antidepressant poisoning between 2015-2018 reported to NPCC were examined, suicidal and accidental poisoning rates were compared with suicide rates and antidepressant use by years. It was evaluated by comparison with the literature. Results: Number of cases applied to NPCC due to antidepressant poisoning were 16 656 cases (8.26%) in 2015, 16 708 (7.66%) cases in 2016, 16 218 (7.59%) cases in 2017 and 17 017 (7.83%) cases in 2018. Total cases of poisonings are 201 646 at 2015 and it increased to 217 331 at 2018. Suicide rates with antidepressant poisoning were determined as 77.10% in 2016, 76.84% in 2017 and 77.20% in 2018. By the datas from Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) suicides by poisoning is rated as 4th place. In 2017 antidepressant consumption reached to 48 millon and it shows that antidepressants are more acquirable recently. Conclusions: Poisoning cases with antidepressant drugs are high among the all applications reported to NPCC. In addition, the high level of suicide cases in poisoning with antidepressants is remarkable. When high rates considered by toxicovigilance, it is an issue that has to be investigated if antidepressant use increase the suicide risk or not.
Keywords : suicide, poisoning, toxicovigilance, antidepressants