@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and factors associated with suicide attempts among Moroccan patients with schizophrenia: cross-sectional study",
journal="Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)",
year="2023",
author="Koubaa, Ibtissam and Aden, Mohamed Omar and Barrimi, Mohammed",
volume="85",
number="6",
pages="2528-2533",
abstract="Suicide is an important cause of death among patients affected by schizophrenia. The lifetime prevalence is 10-15%. The identification of factors associated with suicide attempts will help to identify preventive and therapeutic strategies to reduce the toll of suicide. AIMS: The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of suicide attempts and their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Moroccan patients with schizophrenia. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of patients admitted to our Hospital of Psychiatry in Morocco, between year and year, with adiagnosis f schizophrenia. <br><br>RESULTS: In our sample (n=304), 65 (21.4%) had attempted suicide. Suicide attempts were significantly and positively associated with a family history of bipolar disorder, comorbidity with a substance use disorder, a relatively short duration of treatment, poor adherence to medication, and severe general, positive, and depressive symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevention of suicide risk requires the effective management of depressive and addictive comorbidities, the reduction of schizophrenia symptoms through appropriate treatment and an effort to improve adherence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2049-0801",
doi="10.1097/MS9.0000000000000771",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000771"
}