Schizophrenia and Suicide

People with schizophrenia attempt suicide much more often than people in the general population. About 10 percent of those with schizophrenia who attempt suicide (especially younger adult males) succeed.
 
It is hard to predict which people with schizophrenia are prone to suicide, so if someone with schizophrenia talks about or tries to commit suicide, it is important to seek professional help right away.
 
(Click What Is Schizophrenia? to learn more about the effects of this disorder.)
 

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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