Suicide is a leading cause of premature death among people with schizophrenia. Some studies indicate that increased difficulties in functioning are associated with suicidality in persons with schizophrenia. We conducted a secondary analysis of 74 suicides (cases) and 24 accidental deaths (controls) among persons with schizophrenia identified in a national psychological autopsy study in China. Between cases and controls, we compared the effect of schizophrenia on work, daily activities, emotions, social relationships and self-care at the time the illness was most severe. There was no difference in the overall maximum dysfunction associated with the illness between groups. None of the 5 measures (work, activities, emotions, relationships, self-care) were different between the two groups. This study of individuals with DSM-IV schizophrenia who died by suicide in a non-western culture only partially supports findings from clinical studies in western cultures. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (Outside the USA).
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Kasckow, J., Liu, N., & Phillips, M. R. (2012). Case-Control study of the relationship of functioning to suicide in a community-based sample of individuals with schizophrenia in China. Community Mental Health Journal, 48(3), 317–320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9460-3
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