Middle-aged suicide on the rise
The suicide rate in middle-aged men is up.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the suicide rate for the middle-aged has increased for the second consecutive year. Men age 45 - 54 are in the highest risk group for suicide. Researchers are not sure what’s causing the up tick, but they know that 90% of people who kill themselves have some kind of a mental disorder at the time of their death. The CDC lists health, jobs and financial stress as risk factors for suicide. Hmmm, could the economic meltdown, rise in the unemployment rate and the lack of affordable health care be contributing factors?
Guests:
Paula Clayton, medical director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Lyn Morris, Division Director of Emergency Services, Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
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