Suicidality in schizophrenic patients with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Published in: Schizophrenia research 2007-02, Vol.90 (1), p.198-202
• Main Authors: Sevincok, Levent, Akoglu, Aybars, Kokcu, Filiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Anxiety disorders. Neuroses; Biological and medical sciences; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - epidemiology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology; Obsessive-compulsive disorders; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychoses; Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis; Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology; Psychotic Disorders - psychology; Recurrence; Risk Factors; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - diagnosis; Schizophrenia - epidemiology; Schizophrenic Psychology; Suicidality; Suicide; Suicide, Attempted - psychology; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; Turkey
• ISSN: 0920-9964; 1573-2509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.023

Abstract This report examines the suicidal behaviour in subjects with schizophrenia who have ( N = 24) and do not have comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ( N = 33). The patients with OCD-schizophrenia were more likely to have a previous history of suicidal attempts, and ideations. The number of previous suicidal attempts were significantly higher in patients with OCD-schizophrenia than in patients with non-OCD schizophrenia. The patients with a history of previous suicide attempts were more likely to have a comorbid diagnosis of OCD. Compulsive symptoms were significant predictors of suicide attempt among patients with schizophrenia. Our preliminary findings may suggest that obsessive-compulsive symptoms may account for the emergence of suicidality in patients with OCD-schizophrenia.