Depression in chronic schizophrenia.
Eighteen depressed chronic schizophrenic out-patients were matched with non-depressed schizophrenic out-patients. The depressed schizophrenics had had significantly more psychiatric admissions, past depression, past treatment for depression, significantly more had attempted suicide, lived alone, had low self-esteem, had early parental loss and had had more life events in the six months before the onset of depression. Depressive disorder in schizophrenic out-patients well controlled by neuroleptics may occur in those who are at risk for depression and experience an excess of life events.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted