Research progress on suicide of schizophrenia patients / 上海交通大学学报（医学版）

ABSTRACT

Suicide refers to the act of voluntarily and actively ending one's life. Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness with a high risk of suicide, which has a great impact on individuals and families. Suicide is the most important cause of premature death in schizophrenia patients. The paper reviews recent advances in suicide-related risk factors, suicidal characteristics of patients with different characteristics, and suicide intervention in schizophrenia patients.