The classic person with schizophrenia who attempts suicide may:
Suicide is also more likely in someone who is:
Be a male under age 30
Have a higher IQ than average
Have been a high achiever as a teen and young adult
Be painfully aware of schizophrenia's effect on him
Hopeless
Socially isolated
Living in a hospital
In worsening health
Suffering from a recent loss or rejection
Lacking support from other people
Having family stress or instability
Fearing that their mental condition could worsen
Too dependent on treatment or has lost faith in it