 Furthermore, depression and schizophrenia have both been studied individually to try to determine if there is a correlation, and research has indicated that there is a very strong tendency for people with depression or schizophrenia to attempt suicide.Statistically, out of all patients suffering from schizophrenia, "10%...commit suicide.Depressed patients with schizophrenia are at a particularly high risk for suicide the first few months after diagnosis and after hospital discharge."