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

Daniel J Müller; Katrin Barkow; Svetlana Kovalenko; Stephanie Ohlraun; Heiner Fangerau; Heike Kölsch; Matthias R Lemke; Tilo Held; Markus M Nöthen; Wofgang Maier; Reinhard Heun; Marcella Rietschel

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.024

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

Eur Psychiatry. 2005 Jan;20(1):65-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.024.

Authors

Daniel J Müller¹, Katrin Barkow, Svetlana Kovalenko, Stephanie Ohlraun, Heiner Fangerau, Heike Kölsch, Matthias R Lemke, Tilo Held, Markus M Nöthen, Wofgang Maier, Reinhard Heun, Marcella Rietschel

Affiliation

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

PMID: 15642447
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.024

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Age of Onset
Demography
Educational Status
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Mood Disorders / epidemiology*
Mood Disorders / psychology*
Odds Ratio
Parents / psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
Schizophrenic Psychology*
Sex Factors
Social Adjustment
Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data*