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Suicide attempts in schizophrenia and affective disorders with relation to some specific demographical and clinical characteristics.

Müller DJ, Barkow K, Kovalenko S, Ohlraun S, Fangerau H, Kölsch H, Lemke MR, Held T, Nöthen MM, Maier W, Heun R, Rietschel M

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, M5T 1R8 Toronto, ON, Canada. daniel_mueller@camh.net

Demographical and clinical characteristics have been reported to modulate the risk for suicide. This study analysed demographical and clinical characteristics with respect to lifetime suicide attempts in 500 individuals affected with schizophrenic or affective disorders. Suicide attempts were associated with poor premorbid social adjustment, low age at onset, low scores on the "Global Assessment Scale" and childlessness in females.

Published 11 January 2005 in Eur Psychiatry, 20(1): 65-9.
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