Citation

Kelleher MJ, Hynes F, Kelleher MJA, Keeley H. Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 1998; 15(1): 24-25.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Irish Institute of Psychological Medicine)

DOI

10.1017/S079096670000464X

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The social, personal, occupational and domestic deficits of schizophrenia are well known. Perhaps it has not been emphasised sufficiently that people suffering from schizophrenia also have an increased mortality. It is important to recognise that suicide is the commonest form of death among both male and female schizophrenics and occurs in 10%-15% of cases.

Language: en

Keywords

alcohol abuse; clozapine; comorbidity; depression; Depression; drug abuse; haloperidol; human; Increased mortality; mental disease; neuroleptic agent; olanzapine; psychopharmacotherapy; review; risk factor; schizophrenia; Schizophrenia; suicidal behavior; suicide; Suicide