Psychosis and suicide.
The prevalence and characteristics of psychosis were observed in a population of 134 subjects who committed suicide in St. Louis in a 1-year period. Psychosis was diagnosed if a subject had, in the period just prior (1 month or less) to his suicide, experienced any of the following: delusions; hallucinations; bizarre behavior; disorientation, confusion, or memory loss; or formal thought disorder. Using these criteria, 25 (19%) of the 134 subjects were found to be psychotic at the time of suicide.
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D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D003221:Confusion / Q000523:psychology; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking