title: Parasuicide in people with schizophrenia.
abstract: This paper reviews patterns of suicidal behaviour in a group of 100 people with schizophrenia. All of the people in this review have a DSM 111-R diagnosis of schizophrenia and have had contact with a clinical research unit. Fifty-four per cent of the subjects have attempted suicide. The mean number of past attempts was 2.2, with a range between 0 and 15. Within the 5 year period of the review three people have suicided. These 100 people were chosen because self-reported demographic data were available on them. The group of people who attempted suicide tended to be young, unmarried, and had higher than average rates of admission to hospital.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Studies Unit, Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chatterton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D012307:Risk Factors; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires