Paraquat Intoxication in Subjects Who Attempt Suicide: Why They Chose Paraquat

• Published in: The Korean journal of internal medicine Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 247 - 251
• Main Authors: Seok, Su-Jin, Gil, Hyo-Wook, Jeong, Du-Shin, Yang, Jong-Oh, Lee, Eun-Young, Hong, Sae-Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 01.09.2009; 대한내과학회
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Herbicides - poisoning; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Paraquat - poisoning; Suicide, Attempted - psychology; 내과학; Paraquat; Suicide, attempted

Paraquat (PQ) has been used in suicide attempts; an estimated 2,000 toxic ingestions occur annually, with 60-70% mortality. We sought to determine why PQ is such a common agent for suicide attempts in Korea. We analyzed 250 cases (143 males, 107 females) of attempted suicide by PQ ingestion from Jan...