title: Suicidal behavior in hospitalized schizophrenics.
abstract: A group of 131 hospitalized schizophrenics who had attempted suicide within the past year was compared with another group of 70 hospitalized schizophrenics who had not attempted suicide, using the Present State Examination (PSE) depressive symptoms. The former had a significantly higher number of symptoms indicative of a depressive disorder.
authors.affiliation: Claybury Hospital, Woodford Green, Essex, England.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*