title: Suicide attempts in schizophrenia and affective disorders with relation to some specific demographical and clinical characteristics.
abstract: Demographical and clinical characteristics have been reported to modulate the risk for suicide. This study analysed demographical and clinical characteristics with respect to lifetime suicide attempts in 500 individuals affected with schizophrenic or affective disorders. Suicide attempts were associated with poor premorbid social adjustment, low age at onset, low scores on the "Global Assessment Scale" and childlessness in females.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, M5T 1R8 Toronto, ON, Canada. daniel_mueller@camh.net
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barkow
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kovalenko
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohlraun
authors.forename: Heiner
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fangerau
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kölsch
authors.forename: Matthias R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lemke
authors.forename: Tilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: Markus M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nöthen
authors.forename: Wofgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heun
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rietschel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017668:Age of Onset; D003710:Demography; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*