Attitudes of health care professionals towards patients who take overdoses.
The attitudes of health care professionals in Malta towards patients who take drug overdoses were studied. It was found that the intention of the overdose had a marked effect on the attitude of the health care professional towards the patients. Differences between different professionals were noted and the Maltese results were compared with those of a similar study in London.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008319:Malta; D011041:Poisoning / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*