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dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, D
dc.contributor.authorSpathonis, K
dc.contributor.editorDr Antoon Leenaars
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:25:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:25:05Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2010-09-24T06:48:57Z
dc.identifier.issn1381-1118
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/713848945
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6169
dc.description.abstractSuicide is the leading cause of premature death among individuals with schizophrenia. Approximately 10-15% of patients with schizophrenia die by suicide, and 18-55% make a suicide attempt throughout their life. Despite the progress of pharmacological efforts in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia, treatments have had limited success in reducing the overall rate of suicide among this sub-population. Few controlled studies have determined the efficacy of psychosocial interventions in the prevention of suicide. The complexity of this relationship is heightened further by incomplete research efforts investigating the particular nature of suicidal behavior among patients with comorbid conditions (such as major depression and substance abuse disorder), and across the diverse spectrum of disorders that categorize chizophrenia. This article reviews these findings in combination with a brief epidemiological consideration of suicide n schizophrenia and risk factors for suicide among this sub-population. Shortcomings of previous research, and possible avenues for future investigations relating to this matter are also discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBrunner - Routledge (UK)
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom353
dc.relation.ispartofpageto374
dc.relation.ispartofjournalArchives of Suicide Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume7
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleDo psychosocial and pharmacological interventions reduce suicide in schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, Australian Institute for Suicide Research & Prevention
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego


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