Table 2.

The cause of death and medication history of the subjects with a short duration of illness following diagnosis with schizophrenia prior to death, a long duration of illness following diagnosis with schizophrenia prior to death and their matched control subjects. Drugs that were detected following toxicological screening that were not recorded in the subject’s prescribed drug history are noted in brackets.

Control		Short Duration of Illness Schizophrenia
ID#	Cause of Death	ID#	Cause of death	Neuroleptics	Anti-depressants	Benzodiapines	Anti-cholinergics	Mood stabilisers
1	Trauma/asphyxia	1	Meningo-encephalitis	Haloperidol	Fluoxetine		Benztropine
				Chlopromazine
				Clozapine
2	Coronary artery atheroma	2	CO poisoning	Haloperidol		Oxazepam
						Nitrazepam
3	Electrocution	3	CO poisoning	Haloperidol	Desipramine	Clonazepam	Benztropine
4	Electrocution	4	Multiple injuries	Haloperidol	Sertraline	(Diazapam)	Benztropine
5	Acute epiglottitis	5	Unascertained	Haloperidol		Diazapam	Benztropine
				Risperidone
				Chlorpromazine
6	Dilated cardiomyopathy	6	Coronary artery thrombosis	Haloperidol			Benztropine
7	Iatrogenic haemorrhage	7	Combined drug toxicity	Pimozide	Sertraline (Moclobemide)
8	Ischemic heart disease	8	Hanging	Haloperidol				Lithium
9	Exsanguination	9	Pericarditis	Trifluoperazine		(Diazapam)
				Flupenthixol
10	Exsanguination	10	Asphyxia plastic bag	Fluphenazine		Temazapam	Carbamazep ine
				Chlorpromazine
11	Accidental drowning	11	Hanging	Fluphenazine
12	Ventricular hypertrophy	12	Combined drug toxicity	Trifluoperazine	Imipramine (Desipramine)
13	Myocarditis	13	CO poisoning	Haloperidol	Doxepin		Benztropine
14	Asthma attack	14	Hanging	Haloperidol			Benztropine
15	Ischemic heart disease	15	CO poisoning	Haloperidol	Dosulepin	Flunitrazepam	Benztropine
Control		Long Duration of Illness Schizophrenia
ID#	Cause of Death	ID#	Cause of death	Neuroleptics	Anti-depressants	Benzodiapines	Anti-cholinergics	Mood stabilisers
16	Congestive cardiac failure	16	Pulmonary embolism	Fluphenazine				Lithium
				Chlorpromazine
17	Ischemic heart disease	17	Coronary artery atheroma	Fluphenazine
18	Aortic stenotis	18	Ischemic heart disease	Fluphenazine
19	Pulmonary throboembolism	19	Broncho pneumonia	Flupenthixol
				Thioridazine		Clonazepam Nitrazepam
				Chlorpromazine
20	Coronary artery atheroma	20	Coronary artery atheroma	Fluphenazine			Benztropine
21	Acute myocardial infarction	21	Coronary artery atheroma	Trifluoperazine			Benzhexol
				Haloperidol
22	Ischemic heart disease	22	Coronary artery atheroma	Thioridazine	Dosulepin	Temazepam	Benztropine
23	Pulmonary embolism	23	Ischemic heart disease	Fluphenazine			Procyclidine
24	Coronary artery atheroma	24	Aspiration/food	Thioridazine		Diazepam	Benztropine
25	Ischemic heart disease	25	Aspiration/food	Trifluoperazine (Thioridazine)		Temazepam
						Lorazepam
26	Ruptured aneurysm	26	Ischemic heart disease	Thiordazine
27	Ischemic heart disease	27	Pneumonia	Fluphenazine	Amitriptyline		Benztropine
28	Ischemic heart disease	28	Hanging	Trifluoperazine			Benztropine
				Chlorpromazine
29	Acute asthma	29	Congestive cardiac failure	Fluphenazine			Benztropine
				Chlorpromazine (Thioridazine)
30	Acute myocardial infarction	30	Ischemic heart disease	Fluphenazine
				Thioridazine