There are a lot of factors to be considered. Here are some of them. Doctor's Orders Psychiatrists are taking a greater interest in the quality of life of their patients. Some atypicals have an association with diabetes. Telling somone to make lifestyle changes is a lot easier than understanding why that person isn't motivated to make them.
Suicide is a complicated outcome of mental illness.
We usually explain it in terms of why someone committed suicide, as if there was a rational answer. Each year more people I know die from suicide, which is a tragedy, because suicide is a very preventable cause of death. You don't, and many people with schizophrenia don't, and for a variety of reasons. Here are some of them. If you like these articles, there are more articles available.