Relative toxicity of mood stabilisers and antipsychotics: case fatality and fatal toxicity associated with self-poisoning.

Anne E FerreyGalit GeulayovDeborah CaseyClaudia WellsAlice FullerClare BankheadJennifer NessCaroline ClementsDavid GunnellNavneet KapurKeith Hawton

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2018)

There was little difference in toxicity of the individual mood stabilisers. Clozapine was far more toxic than the other antipsychotics. The findings are relevant to prescribing policy, especially for patients at particular risk of suicidal behaviour.

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