TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Suicide attempts among patients with psychosis in a Chinese rural community
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Ran, Mao-Sheng
A1  - Chan, Cecilia Lai-Wan
A1  - Xiang, Meng-Ze
A1  - Wu, Qiu-Hua
SP  - 430
EP  - 435
VL  - 107
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -