Two good articles on a disturbing trend.
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Tag: Suicide
Spousal Suicide Ups Morbidity, Mortality in Surviving Partner
Source: Spousal Suicide Ups Morbidity, Mortality in Surviving Partner and
Original JAMA Psych article is the second link.
For Asian Americans, standardized testing is its own costly, hyper-competitive culture
Just call me Tiger Father. Original article link follows. http://reappropriate.co/2015/06/the-high-cost-of-high-stakes-testing/
I actually went to Harvard. Once. Bought a school sweatshirt hoodie.
Just so I could say, “I went to Harvard!”
Workplace Suicide Rates Rise Sharply – NPR
Jobs with greatest risk include law enforcement, firefighting and protective services, such as private detectives and security guards. The suicide rate for the group was 1.5 per million workers per year over the study period. The vast majority of these suicides (84 percent) involved firearms. Easy access to guns for some and the high stress in these jobs may both play roles in the workers’ decisions about suicide.
via Workplace Suicide Rates Rise Sharply : Shots – Health News : NPR.
Austerity Kills: Economic Distress Seen as Culprit in Sharp Rise in Suicide Rate Among Middle Aged – naked capitalism
Suicide rates for adults between 40 and 64 years of age in the U.S. have risen about 40% since 1999, with a sharp rise since 2007. One possible explanation could be the detrimental effects of the economic downturn of 2007-2009, leading to disproportionate effects on house values, household finances, and retirement savings for that age group. In a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers found that external economic factors were present in 37.5% of all completed suicides in 2010, rising from 32.9% in 2005.
