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Ibtissam Koubaa1,2, Mohamed Omar Aden1,2, Mohammed Barrimi1,2
1Hospital of Mental Health and Psychiatric Diseases, Mohamed VI University Hospital of Oujda.
Abstract:
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.
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