Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and depression: A comparison

Enrique Baca-Garcia; M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez; Carmen Diaz Sastre; Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz; Jose De Leon

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.028

Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and depression: A comparison

Enrique Baca-Garcia
, M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
, Carmen Diaz Sastre
, Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz
, Jose De Leon

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The aim of this study was to compare the frequencies and suicide attempt characteristics in patients with schizophrenia (N=25) and major depression in absence of schizophrenia (N=107). There were no significant differences in attempt methods, but attempters with schizophrenia reported a lower number of life events influencing the attempt (2.0 vs. 2.6), less influence of life events on the attempt (42% vs. 83%) and lower GAF scores (36 vs. 50). Schizophrenia was not associated with higher impulsivity scores but with significantly more lethal attempts (40% vs. 29%) and with a trend toward (p=0.08) higher scores in aggressive behavior history.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-81
Number of pages	5
Journal	Schizophrenia Research
Volume	75
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.028
State	Published - 1 Jun 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Depression
Risk factors
Schizophrenia
Suicide
Suicide attempts

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