Citation

Blain K, Magid M. Psychiatr. Ann. 2017; 47(7): 344-346.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Healio)

DOI

10.3928/00485713-20170601-01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy with a history of schizophrenia, asthma, and Crohn's disease was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his aunt after a suicide attempt in which he lit his bedroom on fire. After 20 minutes in the burning room, he aborted the attempt and jumped out of the second-story window. It was the patient's second suicide attempt in 8 months. His first attempt was precipitated by auditory command hallucinations, persecutory delusions, and disorganized thinking, which led to a 2-month psychiatric hospitalization and a diagnosis of schizophrenia...

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