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October 02, 2010
Study Says Baby Boomers Suicide Rate Rose Between 1999 And 2005
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/29, Johnson) "Health & Science Today" blog reports that "a new study finds that the suicide rate for middle-aged people, usually quite stable, rose noticeably between 1999 and 2005."
The study, which appears in the September/October issue of the journal Public Health Reports, found "that although the overall US suicide rate has been declining, it is climbing about 2% per year among male boomers and 3% per year among female boomers."
The "increases were especially pronounced for boomers who are unmarried and without a college degree." Between 2000 and 2005, "the suicide rate rose 30% for men and women ages 50 to 59 with some college but no degree," the Sentinel adds.
Posted by admin at October 2, 2010 05:11 PM