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Suicide attempts and associated factors in older adults with schizophrenia

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Cohen, Carl I., Abdallah, Chadi G., Diwan, Shilpa·2010·Schizophrenia Research

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Background Although there have been numerous studies of suicidality in younger populations with schizophrenia, there have been no studies focused on community-dwelling older adults with schizophrenia. This study provides data on the prevalence of suicidality and factors associated with previous suicide attempts among a mixed racial sample of older persons with schizophrenia living in New York City.Methods The schizophrenia group consisted of 198 persons aged >or=55 years who developed schizophrenia before age 45. A community comparison group (n=113) was recruited using randomly selected block groups. Fifteen predictor variables of lifetime suicide attempts based on a risk model of suicide in schizophrenia were identified.Results Persons in the schizophrenia group had a significantly higher prevalence of current and lifetime "suicidality" (i.e., wants to be dead, suicidal thoughts, or suicide attempts) when compared to the community group (current: 10% versus 2%; lifetime: 56% versus 7%) as well as past suicidal attempts (30% versus 4%). Within the schizophrenia group, in logistic regression analysis, 2 variables were significantly associated with lifetime suicidal attempts: current syndromal depression and higher scores on the Traumatic and Victimization Scale.Conclusions The data confirmed that in later life, persons with schizophrenia continue to have a higher prevalence of suicidality than their age peers in the community. Our findings underscore the importance of monitoring for suicidality in this age group. The relative paucity of risk factors means that practitioners can more easily focus their therapeutic efforts on at-risk individuals.

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Authors
Cohen, C. I., Abdallah, C. G., & Diwan, S.
Affiliations
State University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Cohen, Carl I.
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-06
Volume
119
Issue
1-3
Pages
253-257
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2095431743
Cited by
46
References
39
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FWCI
3.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (S06GM074923, SO6 GM74923, SO6-GM-5465)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
suicide attempts, suicidality
MeSH terms
Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, New York, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Recurrence, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Suicide, Attempted, Urban Population, Risk Assessment

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