Reply To: Part 2

“suicidal” is a symptom, not a disorder. there are several reasons why a person might be suicidal. it may be a side effect of depression, which may be associated with the lows one experiences during a bipolar cycle, unipolar depression, or simply a person being very despondent about life. there is a different term for someone who is just depressed due to circumstance which by the way is not a mental illness, but must be treated as well. for example if a persons loses all their money, their job, and their home they may consider suicide, not because of any mental illness but because they see no more point in life.

several other mental illnesses would cause suicidal tendencies as well. also certain psychiatric medicines may cause suicidal thoughts or tendencies. there are so many different reasons why a person may be suicidal that i cant just answer that without knowing details.

that being said, if a person is suicidal it is iomperative that hey get help. preferrably a suicide watch at a competent psychiatric hospital.