Suicidality and associated factors among people living with mental illness attending an outpatient clinic at a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Abstract Background: Suicidality is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Mental disorders are major predictors of suicidality. Individuals with severe symptoms of mental disorders face marked distress, significant restrictions in functioning across several life domains, and a higher risk of suicidality. The risk of suicidality is even higher among people with mental illness following discharge from hospital due to challenges of adjusting to life with a mental illness in the community, taking psychotropic medications which are life long,