Open AccessAssociation of an Early Intervention Service for Psychosis With Suicide Rate Among Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders
Author(s) -
Sherry Kit Wa Chan,
Stephanie W. Y. Chan,
Herbert Pang,
Kang K. Yan,
Christy Lai Ming Hui,
Wing Chung Chang,
Edwin Lee,
Eric Chen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0185
Subject(s) - medicine , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychosis , pediatrics , psychology
Patients with schizophrenia have a substantially higher suicide rate than the general public. Early intervention (EI) services improve short-term outcomes. However, little is known about the association of EI with suicide reduction in the long term.
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