Citation

Buda M, Tsuang MT, Fleming JA. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 1988; 45(3): 283-285.

Affiliation

Psychiatry Service, Brockton/West Roxbury, Veterans Administration Medical Center, MA 02401.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3341883

Abstract

Causes of death were determined in a cohort of DSM-III schizophrenics and in a group of "other" psychotics (with schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, and atypical psychoses), and comparisons were made with the general population. Five causes of death were considered in this analysis: (1) infections, (2) neoplasms, (3) cardiovascular, (4) unnatural, and (5) other. Suicide occurred in excess among other psychotics compared with schizophrenics and with the general population.

Language: en