In addition to the existence of suicidal character types, it is true in Taiwan as else-where in the world that a high percentage of people who kill themselves are suffering from psychiatric illness, with depression being the major factor.
除了某種特質的人較容易走上自殺之途外，在台灣及全世界自殺人口中，精神疾病患者佔有很高的比例，其中又以憂鬱症病人最多。