Background
The lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia estimated from a
systematic review of 188 studies was 0Æ4% (Saha et al. 2005).
Similarly, the prevalence of schizophrenia in Taiwan estimated
from National Health Insurance (NHI) data was
0Æ44% (Chien et al. 2004). Schizophrenia influences not only
one’s cognition, emotions and social functions (American
Psychiatric Association 2000) but also the occurrence of
suicide attempts (Xiang et al. 2008, Robinson et al. 2010).
The lifetime suicide rate estimated from a review of 51
studies on patients with schizophrenia from Europe, North
America and Asia was around 5% (Hor & Taylor 2010). In
Taiwan, the suicide mortality of patients with schizophrenia
in 2007 was over three times higher than that in the general
population (Department of Health-Taiwan 2008). In Finland,
around 30% of 18,199 patients with schizophrenia repeated
suicide attempts between 1996 and 2003 (Haukka et al.
2008). These latter results indicate that health care providers
caring for patients with schizophrenia need to place a very
high priority on the risk of suicide attempts.
BackgroundThe lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia estimated from asystematic review of 188 studies was 0Æ4% (Saha et al. 2005).Similarly, the prevalence of schizophrenia in Taiwan estimatedfrom National Health Insurance (NHI) data was0Æ44% (Chien et al. 2004). Schizophrenia influences not onlyone’s cognition, emotions and social functions (AmericanPsychiatric Association 2000) but also the occurrence ofsuicide attempts (Xiang et al. 2008, Robinson et al. 2010).The lifetime suicide rate estimated from a review of 51studies on patients with schizophrenia from Europe, NorthAmerica and Asia was around 5% (Hor & Taylor 2010). InTaiwan, the suicide mortality of patients with schizophreniain 2007 was over three times higher than that in the generalpopulation (Department of Health-Taiwan 2008). In Finland,around 30% of 18,199 patients with schizophrenia repeatedsuicide attempts between 1996 and 2003 (Haukka et al.2008). These latter results indicate that health care providerscaring for patients with schizophrenia need to place a veryhigh priority on the risk of suicide attempts.
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