The epidemiologic and psychodynamic informations on 300 patients of acute durg intoxication admitted to the emergency rooms of P.M.C. in Chonju city from Oct. 1988 to sep. 1988 were reviewed for statistical analysis through medical record analysis, questionnaire and interview.
The general findings obtained were as follows:
1. The sex ratio of the patients was 1.05 females to 1 male, 26% of total cases were found in the age groups of 20-29, which indicated the highest in percent distribution of age.
2. The incidence of acute drug intoxication was variable according to the season, i.e., the highest in summer and the lowest in winter.
3. The area-distribution of drug intoxication was variable and the highest area was chonju.
4. The percentage of attempted suicide in durg intoxication was 79.3 among the total number and in the age-groups of 20-29, its percentage was 100.0
5. The pesticides was used most frequently in durg intoxications about 63.3%.
6. The main precipitating factors of suicide were the family troubles(61.9%) and personal problems(23.7%)
7. The attempts of suicide were psychodynamically motivated by hopelssness(50%) and impulsive hostility(42.2%).
8. The rate of admission was 20.3% and that of Against discharge was 40.7%.
The rate of the serious result of durg intoxication was 19.3%.
