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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009 Mar 25;34(9):2112–2124. doi: 10.1038/npp.2009.36

Table 1.

Subject Characteristics

Subject Group1 Case No. S/A2 PMI3 ST4 Cause of death5 DSM IV diagnoses6 Meds ATOD7
Primary Substance
1 C 250 F/47 5.3 174 ASCVD N N
S 398 F/41 10.3 150 Pulmonary embolus SA B; P
M 210 F/50 4.7 181 Suicide by drowning MDD N
2 C 270 M/62 3.3 171 ASCVD N N
S 131 M/62 3.9 197 Pneumonia US AAR P
M 249 M/57 4.3 174 ASCVD MDDpf N
3 C 451 M/48 12.0 133 ASCVD N N
S 317 M/48 8.3 164 Pneumonia US D; P
M 511 M/34 17.9 119 ASCVD MDD N
4 C 178 M/48 7.8 184 ASCVD N N
S 377 M/25 10.0 156 GI Bleeding US ADC P
M 505 M/57 12.8 121 Suicide by gunshot MD ADC N
5 C 420 F/67 19.5 144 Accidental CO intoxication N N
S 333 F/66 17.9 163 ASCVD US D; P
M 803 F/65 18.0 74 Trauma MDD P
6 C 344 M/50 6.8 161 ASCVD N N
S 422 M/54 11.0 144 ASCVD PS B; P
M 698 M/59 13.0 93 Suicide by hanging MDDpf D; P
7 C 449 F/47 4.3 134 Accidental CO intoxication N N
S 517 F/48 3.7 119 Intracerebral hemorrhage DS ADC P
M 248 F/48 6.3 174 Suicide by hanging MDD OAC B; D
8 C 412 M/42 14.2 148 Aortic stenosis N N
S 466 M/48 19.0 131 ASCVD US P
M 421 M/44 16.0 144 ASCVD MDD AAR N
9 C 592 M/41 22.1 108 ASCVD N N
S 450 M/48 22.0 134 Suicide by jumping US ADR; ODR N
M 689 M/45 24.4 94 Suicide by acid ingestion MDDpf AAR B; D; P
10 C 681 M/51 11.6 95 Cardiomyopathy N N
S 234 M/51 12.8 177 Cardiomyopathy PS P
M 602 M/56 11.8 106 Suicide by gunshot MDD ADC N
11 C 567 F/46 15.0 112 Mitral valve prolapse N N
S 537 F/37 14.5 117 Suicide by hanging SA N
M 693 F/42 12.6 94 Suicide by overdose MDDpf ODC B; D
12 C 568 F/60 9.5 112 ASCVD N N
S 559 F/61 16.8 113 ASCVD SA ADC D; P
M 565 F/62 12.4 112 Suicide by gunshot MDD AAC; ODR D
13 C 620 M/64 17.3 103 Accidental drowning N N
S 566 M/63 18.3 112 ASCVD US AAR B; D; P
M 613 M/59 15.6 104 Suicide by gunshot MDDpf AAR N
14 C 551 M/61 16.4 114 Cardiac tamponade N N
S 622 M/58 18.9 103 Right MCA infarction US N
M 619 M/55 18.8 103 Suicide by gunshot MDD ODR B; D

Abbreviations by column:

1

C, normal comparison; S, schizophrenia; M, mood disorder;

2

A, age in years; F, female; M, male; S, sex;

3

PMI, postmortem interval;

4

ST, storage time in months at -80°C;

5

ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CO, carbon monoxide; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OD, overdose;

6

pf, psychotic features; DS, disorganized schizophrenia; PS, paranoid schizophrenia; SA, schizoaffective disorder; US, undifferentiated schizophrenia; AAC, alcohol abuse, current at time of death; AAR, alcohol abuse, in remission at time of death; ADC, alcohol dependence, current at time of death; ADR, alcohol dependence, in remission at time of death; MD-M, mood disorder due to a general medical condition; MDD, major depressive disorder; ODC, other substance dependence, current at time of death; ODR, other substance dependence, in remission at time of death; OAC, other substance abuse, current at time of death; OAR, other substance abuse, in remission at time of death;

7

Meds ATOD, medications at time of death; B, benzodiazepines; D, antidepressants; N, none; P, antipsychotics.