@article{ref1,
title="Study of suicidal behavior among admitted first-episode schizophrenia patients from south India",
journal="Primary care companion to CNS disorders",
year="2023",
author="Godi, Sangha Mitra and Nagaraju, S. and Padma, Vadaparty",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="22m03364-22m03364",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The range of suicidal behavior in first-episode schizophrenia in the early phases of the disease is both understudied and unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate suicidal behavior in first-episode schizophrenia inpatients after admission. <br><br>METHODS: The current study was conducted with 102 patients with first-episode schizophrenia aged 15 to 45 years who were admitted to a 300-bed psychiatry hospital in Southern India over a period of 18 months between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. Patients completed a semistructured questionnaire, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale for assessment of sociodemographic profile, psychopathology, and suicide risk. Patients were then divided into 2 groups: suicidal and nonsuicidal. <br><br>RESULTS: Recent suicidal ideation and behavior were present in 37.25% and 22.54% of the first-episode schizophrenia patients, respectively. Recent suicidal ideation was 15.8 times more likely in first-episode schizophrenia patients with lifetime suicidal ideation, and recent suicide attempts were 8.6 times more likely in patients with lifetime suicide attempts. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The study results show that suicidal behavior in the early phases of first-episode schizophrenia is more prevalent during admission. Lifetime suicidal ideation and behavior predicts the risk of recent suicidal ideation and behavior, respectively. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2023;25(3):22m03364. Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2155-7772",
doi="10.4088/PCC.22m03364",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/PCC.22m03364"
}