Andrew H. Dawson
University of Sydney
316 Papers
1.6K Citations
Andrew H. Dawson is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 307 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrew H. Dawson include Children's Hospital at Westmead & Mater Misericordiae Hospital.
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Papers
Heritability of overlapping impulsivity and compulsivity dimensional phenotypes
Jeggan Tiego,Samuel R. Chamberlain,Ben J. Harrison,Andrew H. Dawson,Lucy Albertella,George J. Youssef,Leonardo F. Fontenelle,Leonardo F. Fontenelle,Murat Yücel +8 more
TL;DR: This work reconceptualised impulsivity and compulsivity as partially overlapping phenotypes using a bifactor modelling approach and estimated heritability for their shared and unique phenotypic variance within a classical twin design.
Arsenic trioxide poisoning: a description of two acute overdoses.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report two cases of acute poisoning with an unwettable formulation of arsenic trioxide, where both patients had early gastrointestinal toxicity and were treated with early whole bowel irrigation (WBI).
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Evaluation of types of poisoning exposure calls managed by the Malaysia National Poison Centre (2006–2015): A retrospective review
Balamurugan Tangiisuran,Maryam Jiva,Adilah Mohamed Ariff,Noor Afiza Abdul Rani,Asdariah Misnan,Sazaroni M D Rashid,Mohamed Isa Abdul Majid,Andrew H. Dawson,Andrew H. Dawson +8 more
TL;DR: There was a notable increase in the number of poisoning exposure calls noticed during the 10-year period but dropped significantly in 2012, while most of the intentional poisoning exposures occurred among younger women and involved pharmaceuticals, pesticides or household products.
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Management of impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease.
Susan Zhang,Nadeeka N.W. Dissanayaka,Andrew H. Dawson,John D. O'Sullivan,Philip E. Mosley,Wayne Hall,Adrian Carter +6 more
TL;DR: Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to improve ICD symptoms in the only published study, although further research is urgently needed.
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Emerging epidemic of fatal human self-poisoning with a washing powder in Southern Sri Lanka: a prospective observational study
Indika Gawarammana,P. L. Ariyananda,Chathura Palangasinghe,N. G. L. De Silva,K. Fernando,Muditha Vidanapathirana,M. A. Kuruppuarachchi,M. A. A. K. Munasinghe,Andrew H. Dawson +8 more
TL;DR: An emerging epidemic of fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka from a compound that is not regulated is brought to light, highlighting a fatal mode of self-Poisoning that could be controlled through regulation of the manufacture and sale of the product.