Thursday, October 14, 2010

Suicide rates once again

Recently published data show that, although the number of the United States global suicide has been stable at about 32 000 per year (11/100 000 people), the distribution of these suicides has changed.

Elderly males have the highest; for 75 and older, the rate is 38/100, 000. 

However, for women, demography has changĂ©.non, the highest is among those in the 1940's and 1950 (7.5 per 100,000 population).  The rate has increased from 3.9% for this age group. 

Men, as before, massively used firearms (57.6%); However, this is a 6% decrease was replaced by hanging or suffocation. Poisoning is the most common method for women (39.1%).  However, in the Group of women aged 40 to 64, the rate increased 57% since 1999. 

There is no obvious explanation for this, even if the author speculates in the same sense I would like to: there are two populations of women first moyen.La is that women overwhelmed by responsibilities, their families, perhaps a job may take care of elderly parents.  These women may be exhausted physically as emotionally drained, not to mention under significant financial pressure.  Perhaps older parents had little money saved in 401 (k) s that woman is based now support costs of coverage;  but money can be spent half or all disappeared. 

On the other hand is a group of women who are in the opposite situation: never married or perhaps divorced; children can be grown or that she had never none. No family nearby important contacts.  They may work, but not find jobs to perform.These women may be in the heart of an existential crisis in midlife, wondering what the point of life is.

Obviously, if you are feeling suicidal you should immediately contact your doctor or go to the emergency room.But the more general problem if one or both of these explanations are correct, that is greater than one psychiatry.Certainly drugs can help and the acute sense for those feeling suicidal, psychiatry is the best solution.Mais the real solution to a depression of this type, which affects middle-aged women and probably a variety of other demographic data is to reconnect with these things meaning to life.This can be religion, work, family or friends; this can lead to move to a new location or attempt to reconnect with the person you had an impact with 10 years ago.

But in the sense General, that is required is a turn outward toward the autres.Il has not yet be pleasant, just significant. ""Social media" and the internet provide false relations, and that is why, even those with multiple friends online feel always empty.

Drugs help a pull out of the depths and provide enough energy to begin to make changes, but these changes must come ultimately from each individu.Parler your doctor can help to organize these ideas.


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