Schizophrenia Research
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 77-81, 1 June 2005

Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and depression: a comparison

  • Enrique Baca-Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ramón y Cajal Hospital and University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain
    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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  • M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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  • Carmen Diaz Sastre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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  • Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose de Leon

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, 627 West Fourth St., Lexington, KY 40508, USA. Tel.: +1 859 246 7487; fax: +1 859 246 7019.

Received 3 March 2004; received in revised form 26 August 2004; accepted 31 August 2004.

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.

Keywords: Schizophrenia, Suicide, Suicide attempts, Depression, Risk factors

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PII: S0920-9964(04)00383-4

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.028

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 77-81, 1 June 2005

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