TY - JOUR
PY - 2018//
TI - Relationship between suicide attempt and cognitive functions, hopelessness, insight in schizophrenia
JO - Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi
A1 - Öztürk, H.M.
A1 - Yüksel, N.
A1 - Utku, Ç.
SP - 256
EP - 263
VL - 19
IS - 3
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare cognitive functions, hopelessness and insight in schizophrenia patients with and without suicide attempt and determine the predictive factors for suicide attempt.
METHODS: Fifty patients with DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia were enrolled prospectively to the study, were categorized based on patient and interviewers as suicide attempters and non-suicide attempters. These groups were compared about depression, positive/negative symptoms, insight, hopelessness and cognitive functions.
RESULTS: In group suicide attempters' suicide ideation, hopelessness, insight and depression were higher than non-suicide attempters. Neuro-psychological performance was better in patients with suicide attempt. Stroop test times were better, WCST perse-verative responses, errors were better in patients with suicide attempt.
CONCLUSION: According to our results pa-tients with suicide attempt executive functions are better than patients without suicide attempt. © 2018, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine. All rights reserved.
Language: tr
LA - tr SN - 1302-6631 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/apd.277922 ID - ref1 ER -