Schizophrenia and Sudden Death
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
- Vol. 20 (2) , 131-135
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199906000-00005
Abstract
This study reviews the causes of sudden death of 66 schizophrenic patients who presented to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for the State of Maryland over a 3-year period from 1994 through 1996. We identified an increased incidence of suicide compared with the general population of OCME cases. This observation is consistent with reports by other investigators. The majority of the deaths were the result of natural diseases, mostly atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Accidents, suicides, and 1 homicide were also present in this group.Keywords
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