Im just wonder that what is the suicide rate of sz?is anyone know?most of us thinking suicide but how many of us really do it anyone knows it ?
This is from 2007. As you can see there is some disagreement about the suicide rate.
In 1977, Miles [2] reviewed 34 studies of suicide among schizophrenics and estimated that 10% of schizophrenic patients kill themselves. Follow-up studies have estimated that 10–13% of individuals with schizophrenia die by suicide, which is the main cause of death among these patients [3]. However, a recent meta-analysis estimated that 4.9% of schizophrenics commit suicide during their lifetime [4]. This percentage surprised many researchers as it was lower than previously thought. Regardless, it is still an unacceptably high incidence. Inskip, et al. [5] performed a meta-analysis on suicide among patients with affective disorder, alcoholism and schizophrenia and estimated that the lifetime risk of suicide was 6% for affective disorder, 7% for alcohol dependence and 4% for schizophrenia, an estimate which is consistent with Palmer’s estimate. They concluded, therefore, that the lifetime suicide risk figure of 10% or more appears to be too high, although Meltzer [6] disagrees. Following an index suicide attempt, mortality from suicide in schizophrenia patients may be as high as 1% per year for the next five years [7, 8]. Pompili, et al. [9] reviewed the literature on suicide among inpatients with schizophrenia and found that the suicide rate in cohorts of schizophrenic patients who were followed-up after the first hospitalization for periods ranging from 1 to 26 years was 6.8%.
Harris and Barraclough [10] included 28 studies in their meta-analysis and found that the risk of suicide among patients diagnosed with schizophrenia exceeded that in the general population more than eight fold.
Some suggest that the early/first episode stage of illness is when a high risk of suicide occurs. Others suggest that the suicide risk may be elevated across the entire course of schizophrenia.
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I’ve been suicidal before. Now that I’m getting gynecomastia from my meds I feel like less of a man. I hope I can get through this without a serious attempt.
I was such a mess that i couldn’t think the way to commit suicide!!
Suicide is a constant possibility for me. In my religion if you commit suicide you go to an eternity of punishment in hell. Even god doesn’t want me to take the easy way out, I have to suffer and be purified I suppose.
Whats your religion?
I’m a muslim…
I have been fight with gynecomastia for all my life and finally i decide to surgery.you can think of surgery if you have serious concern about gynecomastia
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I survived one suicide attempt years ago, now I am glad to be alive.
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Actually i had been think suicide all the time when i m higher dose of paliperidone. now i dont have any suicide idea but i m not glad to live because life is always to be struggle for me.i m just fighting and fighting for going a job, for to be clean,for my relationship ,for make a child etc.sometimes death is more peaceful than living but when you die you just finish everything that kind of stupid.
Just try to be positive, I always listen to positive music such as this, helps me to be glad to be alive and positive. I never listen to negative music.
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Actually i m not listen music at all.and i don t play any video game also.sometimes i play very rare starcraft 3 thats all.ı mostly like to read things about computer programming
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I like to listen to this Jewish music because it is positive and melodies are lively.
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Ironically not as high as in people with bipolar disorder. It’s something like 10% as opposed to 15% for bipolar disorder. I’m not sure why this is. There are a lot of other contributing factors to suicide and sz too. Like age, gender, race/ethnicity and background. Family pressure and support to name a few more. I’ve had the misfortune of seeing a couple people in my life commit suicide and not one of them had schizophrenia. Substance abuse and depression can drive a person to the brink just as well.
I heard it was something like 10 times that of neurotypicals. I already tried once. Not because I wanted to die but because I completely lost touch with reality and thought I was saving people by doing it.
Dunno maybe 10% translates to 10 times.
I’m glad you didn’t succeed. That’s a scary delusion.
I’ve read that 10% of people with schizophrenia commit suicide. That’s 1 in 10 people. It’s sad, I also read sufferers of the illness are more likely to commit suicide during the first 10 years of diagnosis. I used to have more suicidal thoughts because I felt I’d never have a normal life again. Recently I haven’t had many suicidal thoughts although I have felt a bit sad sometimes that my life didn’t turn out as I expected. Still though this forum is helpful and I enjoy reading other people’s posts. I find it keeps my thought process busy and some posters have really positive attitudes so it helps.
What’s the suicide rate of schizoaffective disorder? I’ve lost more friends to Bipolar than sz to suicide so makes me wonder which is worse.
YI got diagnosed twice with schizoaffective disorder by two very reputable hospitals. My current diagnosis is bipolar 1 though by a top shrink professor from Columbia university. I can tell you that I personally think I have schizoaffective still because I know people with bipolar and even though it’s crazy it just doesn’t seem that bad. Schizoaffective is a constant roller coaster ride of psychosis and mood symptoms. But then again so can be bipolar disorder. I would think that the fear of psychosis in schizoaffective is enough to drive someone to commit suicide as the psychosis in schizoaffective seems much worse.
I’m only speaking from experience and again I’m not sure which one I have but if I am really bipolar like my new doctor says, than bipolar can be a real bitch!
I contemplate offing myself daily and I’m not even psychotic most of the time. I almost think it’s better to be chronically psychotic and never know the difference than to have bouts of it that take years to recover from. Not to mention you get your sanity back and then live in fear that it’s going to go away at any given moment. They glamorize it in Hollywood but there’s nothing glamorous about it. It really sucks