Sensation/novelty seeking in psychotic disorders: A review of the literature

Table 5 Sensation/novelty seeking and suicidality

Ref.	n	Trait-instrument	Main findings
Albayrak et al[44]	94 schizophrenia outpatients, 46 attempters History of drug/alcohol dependence was an exclusion criterion	NS, TCI	No association of NS with suicide attempts
Aukst Margetić et al[45]	120 schizophrenia outpatients, 29 with attempted suicide History of drug/alcohol dependence was an exclusion criterion	NS, TCI	No association of NS with suicidality and suicide attempts

NS: Novelty seeking; TCI: Temperament and character inventory.