Abstract
Suicide is one of the leading causes of premature death among
patients with schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to
assess suicidal ideation in people with schizophrenia. A sample of
60 male chronic schizophrenia inpatients from Ranchi Institute of
Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Ranchi, India;
were administered Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
(PANSS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Adult Suicidal
Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ). Results revealed that 16.6%
chronic schizophrenic patients have significant suicidal ideation.
Suicidal Ideation was significantly correlated with depressive
cognitions of the patient. Most critical thoughts that made suicidal
ideation in people with chronic schizophrenia were: better if not
alive; thought of when I would kill myself; others would be
happier if I am gone; wish I were dead, killing self would solve
problems; thought about killing self but would not; life not worth
living; no one cared if alive; wondered if could kill self and would
kill self if things did not improve. The findings have important
implications for the treatment and rehabilitation of chronic
schizophrenic patients.
Jay Kumar Ranjan, Masroor Jahan, Amool R. Singh, Dharmendra Kumar Singh , Govinda Majhi . (2011) Suicidal Ideation among Chronic Schizophrenic Patients , Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 21, Issue 1.
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