Suicidal Behavior Among Inpatients with Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders in Chengdu, China
Corresponding Author
Mao-Sheng Ran MD, PhD
Institute of Mental Health, West China Hospital, West China Medical School of Sichuan University
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Box PSYCH, Rochester, New York 14642-8409; E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorQiu-Hua Wu RN
Institute of Mental Health, West China Hospital, West China Medical School of Sichuan University
Search for more papers by this authorYeates Conwell MD
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Search for more papers by this authorEric Yu-Hai Chen MRCPsych
Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at The University of Hong Kong.
Search for more papers by this authorCecilia Lai-Wan Chan PhD
Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at The University of Hong Kong.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Mao-Sheng Ran MD, PhD
Institute of Mental Health, West China Hospital, West China Medical School of Sichuan University
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Box PSYCH, Rochester, New York 14642-8409; E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorQiu-Hua Wu RN
Institute of Mental Health, West China Hospital, West China Medical School of Sichuan University
Search for more papers by this authorYeates Conwell MD
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Search for more papers by this authorEric Yu-Hai Chen MRCPsych
Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at The University of Hong Kong.
Search for more papers by this authorCecilia Lai-Wan Chan PhD
Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at The University of Hong Kong.
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
This study evaluated the characteristics of suicidal behavior (suicide attempt or suicidal ideation) among 230 consecutively admitted inpatients with schizophrenia and mood disorders in a university hospital in China. The rate of lifetime suicidal behavior was found to be significantly higher in patients with mood disorders (62.4%) than in patients with schizophrenia (38.6%). The rate of suicidal behavior was significantly higher in patients with major depressive disorder (86.8%) than those with bipolar disorders (42.6%). Patients with schizophrenia attempted suicide for the first time earlier in life than the patients with mood disorders. Mood disorder patients, especially those with major depressive disorder, had more and more serious suicide attempts than the patients with schizophrenia.
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