Schizophrenia is a disorder with an estimated suicide risk of 4–5%. Many factors are involved in the
suicidal process, some of which are different from those in the general population. Clinical risk factors include
previous attempted suicide, depression symptoms, male gender, substance abuse, psychosis and hopelessness.
Biosocial factors, such as a high intelligence quotient and high level of premorbid functions, have also been
associated with an increased risk of suicide in patients with schizophrenia. Suicide risk is supposed to be high during
the first year after diagnosis. Many of the suicide attempts occur during hospital admission or soon after discharge.
Management of suicide risk includes both medical treatment and psychosocial interventions. Still, risk factors are
crude; efforts to predict individual suicides have not proved useful and more researches are needed.
[Hussein Elolaimy Elsheikh; Shewikar Tawfik El Bakry; Waleed Eleraky Elazaband Aimen Ebdorebbh Albuhwri.
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(print); ISSN 2375-723X (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/newyork. 4. doi:10.7537/marsnys09041604. |
