Mortality and suicide in schizophrenia: 21-year follow-up in rural China.

16 Severe self-stigma and lack of appropriate treatment during the first onset of illness, especially in rural China where the availability and accessibility of mental health services are limited, 10 , 13 , 15 may be significant factors in suicide among the younger participants. 12 , 20 The results of this study further address the importance of developing suicide prevention strategies through community-based mental healthcare to provide earlier diagnosis, antipsychotic treatment, anti-stigma intervention, family support a

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