Suicidality in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: relationship to functioning and Quality of Life
Kasckow J, Montross L, Golshan S, Mohamed S, Patterson T, Sollanzano E, Zisook S. Suicidality in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: relationship to functioning and Quality of Life. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2007, 22: 1223-1228. PMID: 17506025, PMCID: PMC3118557, DOI: 10.1002/gps.1817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeMedication Management Ability AssessmentDepressive symptomsQLS scoresUCSD Performance-based Skills AssessmentOlder patientsSocial Skills Performance AssessmentLeast mild degreeDSM-IV criteriaMore depressive symptomsWorse qualityMean ageISS scoreMedication managementMajor depressionMild degreeHeinrichs QualitySchizoaffective disorderPatientsPerformance-Based Skills AssessmentSignificant associationSpearman's rho correlational analysisWorse functioning