Studies have shown that people with bipolar disorder are about twice as likely to attempt suicide as those with unipolar depression and six times more likely to attempt suicide than those with other psychiatric disorders. Suicidal thoughts and attempts usually occur during depressed and mixed symptom phases. Suicide rates are also higher for those with bipolar II as opposed to bipolar I due to the reality of there being stronger prevalence of depressive episodes in bipolar II than bipolar I.
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