Suicide Risk in Medicare Patients With Schizophrenia Across the Life Span.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although adults with schizophrenia have an increased risk of suicide, sample size limitations of previous research have hindered characterizations of suicide risk across the life span.

Objective

To describe suicide mortality rates and correlates among adults with schizophrenia across the life span and standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for suicide compared with the general US population.

Design, setting, and participants

Five national retrospective longitudinal cohorts of patients with schizophrenia in the Medicare program from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2016, were identified by age: 18 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, and 65 years or older. Death record information was obtained from the National Death Index. The total cohort included 668 836 Me

SUBMITTER: Olfson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8156163 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature