British Medical Journal, global economic-suicide study. "There were about 4900 excess suicides in the year 2009 alone compared with those expected based on previous trends (2000-07)... Suicide rates in European and American men were, respectively, 4.2% and 6.4% higher in 2009 than expected... In contrast there was no change in European women and a relatively smaller (2.3%) increase in American women. "...Our finding is likely to be an underestimate of the true global impact of the economic crisis on suicide as some affected countries, such as Australia and Italy, were not included... Non-fatal suicide attempts could be 40 times more common than completed suicides, and for every suicide attempt about 10 people experience suicidal thoughts. "...Research has shown that active labour market programmes can help to offset the impact of economic recession on suicide, as successful re-employment has been found to substantially reduce, and in some cases eliminate, mental health risks of job loss... In many countries, however, government austerity is resulting in further job losses, posing additional suicide risks."
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:59:54 +0000
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