The risk of death after hospitalisation following intentional self‐poisoning: a retrospective observational study ( <scp>PAVLOVA</scp> ‐2)

The risk of death is markedly higher after hospitalisation with intentional self-poisoning than for the general population, but suicide deaths only cause about one-third of the mortality burden in terms of lost years of life; deaths from accidental poisoning and natural causes are also major contributors. Referrals to specialist psychiatric and physical health care and brief interventions for treating psychiatric and substance use conditions are appropriate after hospitalisation with intentional self-poisoning.