Article: Mortality of geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia in the community

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TitleMortality of geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia in the community
AuthorsRan, MS5
Chan, CLW2
Chen, EYH2
Tang, CP1
Lin, FR1
Li, L1
Li, SG1
Mao, WJ3
Hu, SH3
Schwab, G5
Conwell, Y4
Issue Date2008
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/jnsl.htm
CitationSuicide And Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008, v. 38 n. 2, p. 143-151 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.143
AbstractLittle is known about the differences in mortality among non-institutionalized geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia. In this study long-term mortality and suicidal behavior of all the geriatric (age ≥ 65 years), middle-age (age 41-64 years), and young (age 15-40 years) subjects with schizophrenia living in a Chinese rural community were compared. A 10 year follow-up investigation among a 1994 cohort (n = 510) of patients with schizophrenia was conducted in Xinjin County, Chengdu, China. Compared with young subjects, geriatric subjects with schizophrenia were more likely to be female, have more previous physical illness, never accepted treatment, and practice religious (p ≤ 0.01). There were no significant differences of suicide attempts among the three groups. Young subjects had a higher rate of suicide (1,033.8 per 100,000 person-years), and geriatric subjects had a higher rate of deaths due to other causes (accident and natural causes) (4,314.2 per 100,000 person-years). Standardized mortality ratios for both suicide and deaths due to other causes were highest in young subjects and the lowest in geriatric subjects. Patients with schizophrenia in all age groups had a marked increase in mortality and suicide. Specific intervention strategies for decreasing mortality and suicide should be developed for patients with schizophrenia in different age groups. © 2008 The American Association of Suicidology.
ISSN0363-0234
2011 Impact Factor: 1.333
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.059
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.143
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000255008900003
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dc.contributor.authorRan, MS
dc.contributor.authorChan, CLW
dc.contributor.authorChen, EYH
dc.contributor.authorTang, CP
dc.contributor.authorLin, FR
dc.contributor.authorLi, L
dc.contributor.authorLi, SG
dc.contributor.authorMao, WJ
dc.contributor.authorHu, SH
dc.contributor.authorSchwab, G
dc.contributor.authorConwell, Y
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:18:48Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:18:48Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractLittle is known about the differences in mortality among non-institutionalized geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia. In this study long-term mortality and suicidal behavior of all the geriatric (age ≥ 65 years), middle-age (age 41-64 years), and young (age 15-40 years) subjects with schizophrenia living in a Chinese rural community were compared. A 10 year follow-up investigation among a 1994 cohort (n = 510) of patients with schizophrenia was conducted in Xinjin County, Chengdu, China. Compared with young subjects, geriatric subjects with schizophrenia were more likely to be female, have more previous physical illness, never accepted treatment, and practice religious (p ≤ 0.01). There were no significant differences of suicide attempts among the three groups. Young subjects had a higher rate of suicide (1,033.8 per 100,000 person-years), and geriatric subjects had a higher rate of deaths due to other causes (accident and natural causes) (4,314.2 per 100,000 person-years). Standardized mortality ratios for both suicide and deaths due to other causes were highest in young subjects and the lowest in geriatric subjects. Patients with schizophrenia in all age groups had a marked increase in mortality and suicide. Specific intervention strategies for decreasing mortality and suicide should be developed for patients with schizophrenia in different age groups. © 2008 The American Association of Suicidology.
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dc.identifier.citationSuicide And Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008, v. 38 n. 2, p. 143-151 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.143
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.143
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dc.identifier.hkuros143547
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000255008900003
dc.identifier.issn0363-0234
2011 Impact Factor: 1.333
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.059
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81522
dc.identifier.volume38
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/jnsl.htm
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofSuicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.titleMortality of geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia in the community
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Xinjin Mental Hospital
  2. The University of Hong Kong
  3. Chengdu Mental Health Center
  4. University of Rochester Medical Center
  5. University of Guam