Citation

Chute D, Grove C, Rajasekhara B, Smialek JE. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1999; 20(2): 131-135.

Affiliation

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10414651

Abstract

This study reviews the causes of sudden death of 66 schizophrenic patients who presented to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for the State of Maryland over a 3-year period from 1994 through 1996. We identified an increased incidence of suicide compared with the general population of OCME cases. This observation is consistent with reports by other investigators. The majority of the deaths were the result of natural diseases, mostly atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Accidents, suicides, and 1 homicide were also present in this group.

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