HealthDay (2/18, Preidt) reports that patients with schizophrenia may be “at significantly increased risk of attempting suicide,” according to a study published online in Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. After analyzing data on “more than 21,700 Canadians,” researchers found that patients “with schizophrenia had six times the odds of having attempted suicide in comparison to those without schizophrenia.”
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— “Schizophrenia Tied to Much Higher Risk of Suicide Attempts,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, February 18, 2016.