Differences between subjective experiences and observed behaviors in near-fatal suicide attempters with untreated schizophrenia: a qualitative pilot study

Yamaguchi, Taiju; Fujii, Chiyo; Nemoto, Takahiro; Tsujino, Naohisa; Takeshi, Kiyoaki; Mizuno, Masafumi

doi:10.1186/s12991-015-0055-1

Annals of General Psychiatry

Table 1 Characteristics of patients and their subjective experiences

From: Differences between subjective experiences and observed behaviors in near-fatal suicide attempters with untreated schizophrenia: a qualitative pilot study

Case number	Gender	Age	DUP (months)	Marital status	Length of formal education	Employment status	Dominant clinical symptoms	Timing of the appearance of vague suicide-related ideation	Timing of the appearance of definite suicide-related ideation
1	Male	40	156	Single	16	Unemployed	Command hallucination saying ‘jump off’	(−)	(−)
1	Male	40	156	Single	16	Unemployed	Delusion of persecution, delusion of reference	(−)	(−)
							Thought broadcasting
							Insomnia, social avoidance
	Male	34	20	Single	12	Unemployed	Delusion of persecution, delusion of reference	4 days before	Just before
							Acute stress reaction
							Delusion of observation
							Thought broadcasting
							Depressed mood as a reaction to the psychotic episode
							Insomnia, social avoidance
3	Male	30		Single	14		Auditory hallucination	Just before
							Acute stress reaction
							Delusion of persecution, delusion of reference
							Depressed mood as a reaction to the psychotic episode
							Insomnia, Social avoidance
4		26	3	Single	14	Unemployed	Command hallucination saying ‘drop dead’	10 days before	Just before
							Acute stress reaction
							Delusion of persecution, delusion of reference
							Thought broadcasting
							Depressed mood as a reaction to the psychotic episode
							Insomnia
	Male	55	300	Single	16	Unemployed	Delusion of persecution, delusion of reference	6 hours before	6 hours before
							Acute stress reaction
							Depressed mood as a reaction to the psychotic episode
							Social avoidance
6	Female	59		Married	14		Delusion of reference	3 hours before
							Acute stress reaction
							Depressed mood as a reaction to the psychotic episode
							Social avoidance
7	Male		22	Divorced		Unemployed	Depressed mood		11 days before
							Hopelessness
							Insomnia, loss of appetite
							Hypobulia
							Delusion of reference, Thought broadcasting
							Social avoidance

Italicized data are the most influential symptoms on each case’s suicidal behavior.

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