Abstract
The author has made statistical studies on 31 suicidal cases of schizophrenics admitted to CCM of Nippon Medical School during the three years from April 1, 1978 to March 31, 1981.
The items studied were age and sex, their suicide measures, scenes of suicide, their motives for suicide, the time of suicide, the clinical course of schizophenia, and their response to resuscitation.
Twenty three persons (74.2%) out of 31 (17 males, 54.8%, 14 females, 45.2%) were aged from 21 to 40. Eighteen persons were in the acute stadium (58.0%), 9 in the chronic stadium (29.0%), and 4 in the remission (13.0%).
(1) Acute group
1) Their suicide measures : 8 persons (44.4%) tried to commit suicide by jumping to the railroad track, 6 (33.396) by cutting, 1 (5.6%) by firearms, 1 (5.6%) by poisoning, and 1 (5.6%) by poisoning and cutting.
2) Scenes of suicide : 9 persons (50.0%) tried to commit suicide in their houses and 9 in the open air.
3) Their motives for suicide : 17 persons (94.4%) tried to commit suicide influenced by their pathological abnormal experiences.
4) The time of suicide : 16 persons (88.8%) tried to commit suicide in the daytime from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
5) Their response to resuscitation : 8 persons (44.4%) were disturbed, and 6 (33.3%) were indifferent.
(2) Chronic group
1) Four persons (30.896) tried to commit suicide respectively by jumping to the railroad track and plunging from heights, 2 (15.4%) by cutting, 2 (15.4%) by poisoning, and 1 (7.7%) by domestic gas.
2) Eight persons (61.5%) tried to commit suicide in their houses.
3) Seven persons (53.8%) tried to commit suicide by reason of the pain of sickness.
4) No persons tried to commit suicide from 0 a.m. to 6 a.m.
5) Seven persons (53.8%) were indifferent.
