Schizophrenia--a predictor of suicide during the second half of life?

Annette Erlangsen; William W Eaton; Preben Bo Mortensen; Yeates Conwell

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2011.09.032

Schizophrenia--a predictor of suicide during the second half of life?

Annette Erlangsen, William W Eaton, Preben Bo Mortensen, Yeates Conwell

24 Citationer (Scopus)

Abstract

Little is known about the suicide risk of older adults diagnosed with schizophrenia. The purpose of the study is to examine whether older adults diagnosed with schizophrenia have an elevated risk of dying by suicide, examine trends by age, and identify predictors of death by suicide.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Schizophrenia Research
Vol/bind	134
Udgave nummer	2-3
Sider (fra-til)	111-7
Antal sider	7
ISSN	0920-9964
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2011.09.032
Status	Udgivet - 2012

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10.1016/j.schres.2011.09.032

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