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> Do not assume there is a correlation between depression and suicide. The connection is actually very weak, far weaker than most people assume. Do you have a
by overcyn 14y ago
> Do not assume there is a correlation between depression and suicide. The connection is actually very weak, far weaker than most people assume.
Do you have a source for this? I've been searching for a bit, but can't find anything that indicates depression is very weakly related to suicide.
- bayesianhorse 14y agoI believe the correlation is there, but it can be very misleading. The presupposition in the article is that a prospective start-up founder knows he has a mental health problem. In that case, his suicide risk is already lower.