The economic crisis increases suicides among Americans

A study by a team of American and British scientists sharp increase in suicide rates in the United States since the start of the economic crisis in 2007 appeared, and called on political leaders to "do more to protect the mental health of Americans through difficult times."

In a letter to the journal "The Lancet" medical, scientists from Britain, Hong Kong and the United States said that an analysis of data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), showed that despite the high rate of suicide slowly between 1999 and 2007, it has increased four-fold between 2008 and 2010.

Said Aaron Reeves of Britain's Cambridge University, said that "there is a clear need to implement policies that encourage flexibility mental health during the ongoing recession .. In the run-up to the US presidential election to discuss candidates Barack Obama Humic Romney the best ways to stimulate economic growth, but Ogfla in this discussion to think about how to protect American health during these difficult times. "

According to the analysis Reeves, who headed the study and presented, some 1,500 people committed suicide in the United States annually since 2007, compared with the numbers that were expected if the trends that existed between 1997 and 2007 continued.

Said Reeves This model was used to analyze the data showed that perhaps unemployment contributed about a quarter of the excess suicides in the United States since 2007, and found a similar increase in also suicide rates in Greece, Spain, Britain and other countries affected by the economic recession and high unemployment rate in recent years.

It concluded that suicide as a result of a rare mental illness, but this means that these data are probably the clearest indicator of the disease of depression and anxiety among the key people who live through this financial crisis.