@article{ref1,
title="Case-Control Study of the Relationship of Functioning to Suicide in a Community-Based Sample of Individuals with Schizophrenia in China",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2012",
author="Kasckow, John and Liu, Nancy and Phillips, Michael R.",
volume="48",
number="3",
pages="317-320",
abstract="Suicide is a leading cause of premature death among people with schizophrenia. Some studies indicate that increased difficulties in functioning are associated with suicidality in persons with schizophrenia. We conducted a secondary analysis of 74 suicides (cases) and 24 accidental deaths (controls) among persons with schizophrenia identified in a national psychological autopsy study in China. Between cases and controls, we compared the effect of schizophrenia on work, daily activities, emotions, social relationships and self-care at the time the illness was most severe. There was no difference in the overall maximum dysfunction associated with the illness between groups. None of the 5 measures (work, activities, emotions, relationships, self-care) were different between the two groups. This study of individuals with DSM-IV schizophrenia who died by suicide in a non-western culture only partially supports findings from clinical studies in western cultures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-011-9460-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9460-3"
}