A cross-sectional study of knife injuries at a London major trauma centre.

Introduction: No national recording systems for knife injuries exist in the UK. Understanding the true size and nature of the problem of knife injuries is the first stage in reducing the burden of this injury. The aim of this study was to survey every knife injury seen in a single inner city emergency department (ED) over a one-year period.

The Hamilton rating scale. An assessment bases on a dothiepin ("prothiaden") versus imipramine ("Tofranil") clinical trial.

The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression is in common use, particularly in durg trials. The authors compared this scale with a system of psychiatric assessment and recording designed by M. Sim.