The aim of the study was to investigate the level of death anxiety and related sociodemographic and clinical variables in schizophrenia patients. One hundred and ninety schizophrenia patients and 110 healthy controls were included the study. Death anxiety measured with Templer Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS). The patients were also evaluated with scales in terms of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and suicide. The death anxiety level in patients with schizophrenia was significantly higher than the healthy controls. The severity of depressive and psychotic symptoms were related to the level of death anxiety. Patients with schizophrenia may need more protection and psychosocial interventions about death related themes.

该研究的目的是调查精神分裂症患者的死亡焦虑水平以及相关的社会人口学和临床变量。该研究纳入了 190 名精神分裂症患者和 110 名健康对照者。死亡焦虑采用坦普勒死亡焦虑量表（TDAS）进行测量。还对患者的抑郁、焦虑、强迫症状和自杀程度进行了评估。精神分裂症患者的死亡焦虑水平显着高于健康对照者。抑郁和精神病症状的严重程度与死亡焦虑水平相关。精神分裂症患者可能需要更多关于死亡相关主题的保护和心理社会干预。