Suicide in schizophrenia
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Review of Psychiatry
- Vol. 4 (2) , 205-209
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09540269209066318
Abstract
Approximately 10% of schizophrenics die by committing suicide. The schizophrenic who commits suicide tends to be male, young, unmarried, vulnerable to develop depression, is in the first few years of illness and has made a past suicide attempt. The postdischarge period is a time of increased risk.Keywords
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