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Suicidal Behavior in Hospitalized Schizophrenics
Author(s) -
Prasad Ashoka Jahnavi,
Kumar Nirmal
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1988.tb00162.x
Subject(s) - suicidal behavior , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , depressive symptoms , medicine , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , poison control , clinical psychology , psychology , medical emergency , anxiety
A group of 131 hospitalized schizophrenics who had attempted suicide within the past year was compared with another group of 70 hospitalized schizophrenics who had not attempted suicide, using the Present State Examination (PSE) depressive symptoms. The former had a significantly higher number of symptoms indicative of a depressive disorder.