Suicide

Depression and Suicide -- Just the Facts
 

Most of the following statistics are related to diagnosed depressive conditions such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, not "being in a funk."

1.  Suicide is Preventable.
2.  Major depression is the psychiatric illness most often associated with suicide.
3.  Suicide risk is about 20 times higher for those with a depressive illness .
4.  Nearly 2/3 of those who commit suicide are depressed at the time they kill themselves.
5.  Those suffering from a depressive disorder are more likely to kill themselves than patients in any other psychiatric or medical risk group.
6.  People who have had multiple episodes of depression have a higher suicide risk than those who have had just one episode.
7.  25-50% of those suffering from bipolar disorder have attempted suicide at least once.
8.  Treatments for people with depressive disorder are successful in alleviating symptoms over 80% of the time.
9.  A dependence on alcohol or drugs in addition to being depressed creates an even higher suicide risk.

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