Factors associated with suicide attempts among patients with schizophrenia.
This study explored the association between psychosocial variables and symptoms among patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who have attempted suicide and those who have not attempted suicide. Of 336 patients with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who were consecutively evaluated at a university-affiliated clinical research center, 98, or 29.2 percent, reported one or more suicide attempts. Compared with patients who had not attempted suicide, patients who had made an attempt had a greater number of lifetime depressive episodes, an earlier age of onset of their illness, and an earlier age at first hospitalization.
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Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, USA. network1@eznet.net
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D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000092864:Suicide Prevention