Among clients with schizophrenia, suicidality is associated with extreme pe
rsonal distress, an increased number of inpatient hospitalizations, increas
ed health care expenditures, and early mortality. This study attempted to i
dentify risk factors for current suicidality in clients diagnosed with schi
zophrenia (N = 223). Results indicated that severity of depressive symptoms
most strongly correlated with degree of suicidality. Younger age and recen
t traumatic stress each significantly predicted suicidality independent of
depressive symptoms. Stepwise regression procedures showed that the combina
tion of depression, younger age, and traumatic stress might provide a gener
al prediction model for suicidality among clients diagnosed with schizophre
nia. Counseling implications of these findings are outlined.