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Suicide in Schizophrenia: Clinical Approaches

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Depression in Schizophrenics

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As part of the current trend in suicide research to focus on specific high-risk groups (1), we have been studying suicide in schizophrenia (2–7). In addition to reviewing the literature (2), we have identified risk factors (3–5), considered the influence of depression and hopelessness (6), and examined the differences between attempters and completed suicides (7). This work, along with that of Roy (8) and others (9–15), enables us to identify high-risk patients rather than to predict specific suicides (16).

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Drake, R.E., Bartels, S.J., Torrey, W.C. (1989). Suicide in Schizophrenia: Clinical Approaches. In: Williams, R., Dalby, J.T. (eds) Depression in Schizophrenics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9978-1_12

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