Suicide attempts in schizophrenia and affective disorders with relation to some specific demographical and clinical characteristics - 01/01/04

Doi : 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.024

Daniel J. Müller ^a,^b,^c,⁎ , Katrin Barkow ^b, Svetlana Kovalenko ^b,^d, Stephanie Ohlraun ^b,e, Heiner Fangerau ^b,^f, Heike Kölsch ^b, Matthias R. Lemke ^g, Tilo Held ^g,^h, Markus M. Nöthen ^i,^j, Wofgang Maier ^b, Reinhard Heun ^b, Marcella Rietschel ^b,e
^a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, M5T 1R8 Toronto, ON, Canada
^b Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
^c Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Medecine Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany
^d Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden
^e Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
^f Institute for the History of Medecine, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
^g Mental State Hospital Rheinische Kliniken Bonn, Kaiser-Karl-Ring 5, 53111 Bonn, Germany
^h Fliedner Clinic Berlin, Charlottenstraße 65, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, Germany
ⁱ Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
^j Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Wilhelmstr. 31, 53111 Bonn, Germany

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Abstract

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.

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Keywords : Suicide, Attempts, Risk factors, Schizophrenia, Affective disorders, Gender differences