Suicidal thoughts do not appear out of nowhere. In clinical practice and population research they are most often tied to one or more mental health conditions. Depression leads the list, but bipolar disorder, psychotic illnesses, trauma-related disorders, certain personality disorders, substance use disorders, and some severe anxiety and eating disorders also raise the likelihood of […]
Suicide is rarely a sudden, isolated event. In the majority of cases it occurs against a background of mental health difficulty—most often depression, frequently combined with other conditions such as substance use, trauma-related disorders, or bipolar illness. That statistical link is one of the clearest findings in psychiatric research. It is also one of the […]