Clinical correlates of suicide in suicidal patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective disorders

Background: The most common psychiatric illnesses in the background of suicide are schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and affective disorders (AD). While depression and hopelessness are important factors for suicide in psychiatric patients, the role of psychotic symptoms is unclear. We examine t...

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Main Authors: Hemendra Singh, Prabha S Chandra, V Senthil Kumar Reddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2016;volume=38;issue=6;spage=517;epage=523;aulast=Singh