Mental Health: suicide
All forms of mental illness or mental health problems carry an increased risk of suicide, the most common being depression and schizophrenia. The lifetime risk of suicide for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia has been estimated at between 10 and 15%. For people diagnosed as having affective disorders (mood disorders including manic depression and depression) the lifetime risk of suicide is in the region of 15% (Mental Health Foundation, 1997).
More detailed statistics on suicide mortality, for Scotland and by NHS board and local authority, can be found in the Suicide section.
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