All suicidal persons are depressed. Depression is often associated with suicidal feelings but not all persons who attempt or commit suicide are depressed. A number of other emotional factors may be involved. Many persons who have attempted or committed suicide would not have been diagnosed as mentally ill. Once an attempt has been made, the suicidal person will always be suicidal.
Suicide crosses all socio-economic group boundaries.
Persons who have attempted or committed suicide usually give some indication of their intended behavior. Motives or causes of suicide are readily established. Suicide is related to weather phenomenon. From studies it appears that neither suicide or attempted suicide is significantly related to weather phenomenon. Improvement in a suicidal person means the danger is over.