TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - There is no difference in IQ between suicide and non-suicide psychiatric patients: a retrospective case-control study
JO  - Psychiatry investigation
A1  - Park, Sung-Jin
A1  - Yi, Kikyoung
A1  - Lee, Joon Deuk
A1  - Hong, Jin Pyo
SP  - 330
EP  - 334
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine the association between IQ and suicide in psychiatric patients. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study using data obtained from psychiatric patients affiliated with a general hospital in Seoul, Korea. In a one-to-two ratio the psychiatric patients who died of suicide (Suicide Group; n=35) were matched to those who didn't (Non-suicide Group; n=70) by age, gender, psychiatric diagnosis and approximate time of first treatment. IQ was measured using the Korean version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. <br><br>RESULTS: There were no significant differences in any type of IQ between suicide patients and non-suicide patients. Logistic regression showed no evidence of an association between IQ and suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These results do not support the existence of an association between IQ and suicide.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2015.12.3.330
ID  - ref1
ER  -