TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Suicidal behaviour in early psychosis
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Addington, J.
A1  - Williams, Jeffrey
A1  - Young, Julie
A1  - Addington, D.
SP  - 116
EP  - 120
VL  - 109
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This was to determine the prevalence of suicidal behaviours prior to and during the first year of treatment in a comprehensive early psychosis program (EPP) and to identify predictors of suicidal behaviour. METHOD: In a cohort study of 238 subjects, patients were assessed at initial presentation to an EPP and 1 year later. Measures included a range of demographic variables, suicide attempts, depression, positive and negative symptoms, social functioning and substance misuse. RESULTS: Although 15.1% attempted suicide prior to program entry, only 2.9% made an attempt in the year after program entry and 0.4% completed suicide. No further attempts were seen in those with previous parasuicide. These rates are lower than other published rates for first-episode patients. CONCLUSION: It is possible that specifically designed first-episode programs can reduce the suicidal behaviour in this high-risk population. The low prevalence of attempted suicide makes modeling predictors difficult.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -