PREVALENCE OF SUICIDAL IDEATION IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATED AT THE PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF A TEACHING HOSPITAL

Introduction Patients with schizophrenia tend to have high rates of suicidal ideation (SI), which consists of thoughts of self-destruction, which increase the risk of self-extermination. Objectives To determine the prevalence of SI and investigate associated factors in a sample of patients with schizophrenia. Methods Descriptive and cross-sectional study, in which 49 patients with the condition were selected by convenience, treated at the Psychosis Outpatient Clinic of the Base Hospital of São José do Rio Preto/SP, between August/2021 and March/2022. The following were applied: 1) Sociodemographic Questionnaire, 2) Suicide Ideation Section of the Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment Scale (SISC-SSRS), 3) Suicide Risk Questionnaire from the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (SRQ-MINI). Data were analyzed quantitatively (descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests; p