Schizophrenia and sudden death - A medical examiner case study

被引：25

作者：

Chute, D ^{[1
]}

Grove, C ^{[1
]}

Rajasekhara, B ^{[1
]}

Smialek, JE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Off Chief Med Examiner, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY | 1999年 / 20卷 / 02期

关键词：

schizophrenia; sudden death; mortality;

D O I：

10.1097/00000433-199906000-00005

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

This study reviews the causes of sudden death of 66 schizophrenic patients who presented to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) for the State of Maryland over a 3-year period from 1994 through 1996. We identified an increased incidence of suicide compared with the general population of OCME cases. This observation is consistent with reports by other investigators. The majority of the deaths were the result of natural diseases, mostly atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Accidents, suicides, and 1 homicide were also present in this group.

引用

页码：131 / 135

页数：5

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