Citation

Roy A, Thompson R, Kennedy S. Br. J. Psychiatry 1983; 142: 465-470.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6871560

Abstract

Eighteen depressed chronic schizophrenic out-patients were matched with non-depressed schizophrenic out-patients. The depressed schizophrenics had had significantly more psychiatric admissions, past depression, past treatment for depression, significantly more had attempted suicide, lived alone, had low self-esteem, had early parental loss and had had more life events in the six months before the onset of depression. Depressive disorder in schizophrenic out-patients well controlled by neuroleptics may occur in those who are at risk for depression and experience an excess of life events.

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