Ammara Butt, Farasat Ali, Javaria Fatima, Aamir Furqan.
Frequency of suicidal ideation in diagnosed patients of schizophrenia.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;32(02):184-7.

Objective: To investigate the frequency of suicidal ideation in diagnosed patients of schizophrenia. Methodology: This cross sectional analysis was conducted on 150 in-door patients of Department of Psychiatry, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore and Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, who were diagnosed with schizophrenia from March 2016 to September 2016. Beck scale for suicidal ideation was used to figure out the frequency of suicidal ideation. Data was entered & analyzed by using SPSS version 23.0. Results: A total of 150 patients were selected. Among these, 87 (58%) were male patients and remaining 63 (42%) were females. Mean age of the patients was 28.21 ±5.91 years. Suicidal ideation was found in 38 (25.33%) of schizophrenic patients. Male patients having suicidal ideation were 26/87 (29.88%) and female patients having suicidal ideation were 12/63 (19.04%). Severe suicidal ideation was found in 01 (1.6%) female and 5 (5.7%) male patients. Conclusion: Suicidal ideation was found in a significant number of patients with schizophrenia. Suicidal ideation was more common and more severe in male patients compared to females.

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