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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Abstract

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 - Jun 1 2005

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Funding Information:
The study was supported by a 1999 and 2001 National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Awards and Young Investigator Awards to Enrique Baca-Garcia M.D. Margaret T. Susce, R.N. M.L.T. helped with editing of this article.

Keywords

Depression
Risk factors
Schizophrenia
Suicide
Suicide attempts

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry

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