Affiliation:
1. Hospital of Mental Health and Psychiatric Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital of Oujda
2. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed First University of Oujda, Oujda, Morocco
Abstract
Background:
Suicide is an important cause of death among patients affected by schizophrenia. The lifetime prevalence is 10–15%. The identification of factors associated with suicide attempts will help to identify preventive and therapeutic strategies to reduce the toll of suicide.
Aims:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of suicide attempts and their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in Moroccan patients with schizophrenia.
Materials and methods:
This is a cross-sectional study of patients admitted to our Hospital of Psychiatry in Morocco, between year and year, with adiagnosis f schizophrenia.
Results:
In our sample (n=304), 65 (21.4%) had attempted suicide. Suicide attempts were significantly and positively associated with a family history of bipolar disorder, comorbidity with a substance use disorder, a relatively short duration of treatment, poor adherence to medication, and severe general, positive, and depressive symptoms.
Conclusion:
The prevention of suicide risk requires the effective management of depressive and addictive comorbidities, the reduction of schizophrenia symptoms through appropriate treatment and an effort to improve adherence.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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