New Study on Schizophrenia and Suicide Linkage

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• Schizophrenia, a mental disorder, people interpret reality abnormally
• MDD stands for 'major depressive disorder'
• Study finds 39.2% (with), 2.8% (without), commit suicide
• Findings suggest a few other surprising Schizophrenia statistics:
  • Those with schizophrenia, 6.47 times the odds of suicide attempts
  • 2-in-5 have attempted suicide
• Among those with Schizophrenia, additional risk factors include:
  • Being female
  • Substance and dependence abuse
  • MDD
  • Childhood physical abuse
• Significance: added risk factor knowledge may improve outreach
• Involved 21,744 Canadians, 101 having Schizophrenia
• Published in Schizophrenia Research and Treatment