Abstract
Introduction: Schizophrenia is associated with a significant risk of suicide: 40-50% of schizophrenic patients report suicidal ideation at some point in their lives, and 4-13% eventually commit suicide. In order to be able to predict and prevent suicide in schizophrenic patients, it is necessary to investigate and characterise suicide victims who meet the criteria for psychotic disorders and risk factors. Methods: The aim of this retrospective study was to verify the associations between suicide attempts (SAs) and the demographic and clinical variables of 106 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for schizophrenia.The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence/absence of lifetime suicide attempts, and their main demographic and clinical characteristics were analysed and compared. Results: The patients with a history of SAs frequently had a duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) of ≥1 year (chi-squared test= 9.984, df= 1, p= 0.0016). They also showed significant associations with the presence of a depressive dimension (chi-squared test= 4.439, df= 1, p= 0.0351), hospitalisations before SAs (chi-squared test= 25.515, df= 1, p
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 421-427 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
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Keywords
- Pharmacological treatment
- Risk factors
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide attempts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Psychology(all)
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Suicide attempts in schizophrenic patients : Clinical variables. / Mauri, M. C.; Paletta, S.; Maffini, M.; Moliterno, D.; Altamura, A. C.
In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 6, No. 5, 10.2013, p. 421-427.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide attempts in schizophrenic patients
T2 - Clinical variables
AU - Mauri, M. C.
AU - Paletta, S.
AU - Maffini, M.
AU - Moliterno, D.
AU - Altamura, A. C.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Introduction: Schizophrenia is associated with a significant risk of suicide: 40-50% of schizophrenic patients report suicidal ideation at some point in their lives, and 4-13% eventually commit suicide. In order to be able to predict and prevent suicide in schizophrenic patients, it is necessary to investigate and characterise suicide victims who meet the criteria for psychotic disorders and risk factors. Methods: The aim of this retrospective study was to verify the associations between suicide attempts (SAs) and the demographic and clinical variables of 106 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for schizophrenia.The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence/absence of lifetime suicide attempts, and their main demographic and clinical characteristics were analysed and compared. Results: The patients with a history of SAs frequently had a duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) of ≥1 year (chi-squared test= 9.984, df= 1, p= 0.0016). They also showed significant associations with the presence of a depressive dimension (chi-squared test= 4.439, df= 1, p= 0.0351), hospitalisations before SAs (chi-squared test= 25.515, df= 1, p
AB - Introduction: Schizophrenia is associated with a significant risk of suicide: 40-50% of schizophrenic patients report suicidal ideation at some point in their lives, and 4-13% eventually commit suicide. In order to be able to predict and prevent suicide in schizophrenic patients, it is necessary to investigate and characterise suicide victims who meet the criteria for psychotic disorders and risk factors. Methods: The aim of this retrospective study was to verify the associations between suicide attempts (SAs) and the demographic and clinical variables of 106 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for schizophrenia.The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence/absence of lifetime suicide attempts, and their main demographic and clinical characteristics were analysed and compared. Results: The patients with a history of SAs frequently had a duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) of ≥1 year (chi-squared test= 9.984, df= 1, p= 0.0016). They also showed significant associations with the presence of a depressive dimension (chi-squared test= 4.439, df= 1, p= 0.0351), hospitalisations before SAs (chi-squared test= 25.515, df= 1, p
KW - Pharmacological treatment
KW - Risk factors
KW - Schizophrenia
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JO - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
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