Title: Depression and Suicide | Psychology Today
Headings: Depression and Suicide
Depression and Suicide
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How does depression lead to suicidal thinking?
How common is suicide in depression?
When does emotional pain become unbearable?
What factors raise the risk of suicide among the depressed?
How can I tell if suicide is a risk?
Do anti-suicide pacts work?
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How does depression lead to suicidal thinking? How common is suicide in depression? When does emotional pain become unbearable? What factors raise the risk of suicide among the depressed? How can I tell if suicide is a risk? Do anti-suicide pacts work? How does depression lead to suicidal thinking? Many people have fleeting thoughts of suicide at some, usually difficult, time in their life. But they typically counter that with thoughts about all that they, or their loved ones, would lose. Depression, by its very nature, impairs such cognitive flexibility.