@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempts among patients with psychosis in a Chinese rural community",
journal="Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica",
year="2003",
author="Ran, Mao-Sheng and Chan, Cecilia Lai-Wan and Xiang, Meng-Ze and Wu, Qiu-Hua",
volume="107",
number="6",
pages="430-435",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore the characteristics of psychotic patients with suicide attempts in a Chinese rural community. METHOD: An epidemiological investigation of psychotic patients with suicide attempts among 123,572 population (over 15 years of age) was conducted in Xinjin County, Chengdu. RESULTS: The rate of suicide attempts was found to be 8.17% among all the psychotic patients (906 cases). Patients with affective psychosis showed a significantly higher rate of suicidal attempts (15.3%) than those with schizophrenia (7.5%) (P < 0.005). Suicide attempts were significantly associated with depression and hopelessness in both schizophrenia and affective psychosis (P < 0.001). Patients with suicide attempts were younger and had an earlier age of onset than those without suicide attempts (P < 0.05). Patients with schizophrenia and affective disorders were the major patients with suicide attempts. CONCLUSION: The rate of suicide attempts in psychotic patients may be largely influenced by the illness itself. Community-based services should be necessary for these patients.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-690X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}