Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 7, 2008 3:05:29 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: suicide rate

Stories

7 Stories

  • May 2008

    • Soldier Suicides Set Record

      Reuters  |  May 30, 08 3:51 AM CDT

      Soldier Suicides Set Record

      (Newser) - The Army recorded it highest ever number of suicides last year, with 115 soldiers killing themselves, Reuters reports. The rate is staying high this year, with 38 soldier suicides so far. The military said the statistics showed no direct link between the increase in suicides and repeated deployments to combat zones—but admitted the stresses of war were taking their toll. More »

      Tags

      US military  • US Army  • suicide  • American troops  • soldier  • suicide rate

  • March 2008

    • Suicide Kills More LA Cops Than Criminals

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 26, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      Suicide Kills More LA Cops Than Criminals

      (Newser) - Cops in Los Angeles are more likely to die by their own hand than from a criminal's bullet, the Los Angeles Times reports. Psychologists trying to improve the LAPD's suicide prevention efforts found that 19 police officers in the city killed themselves between 1998 and 2007, while just seven died on the job. The police say the nature of the work is often to blame. More »

      Tags

      police  • suicide  • psychology  • LAPD  • suicide rate  • psychiatrist

  • February 2008
  • September 2007

    • Antidepressant Warning Preceded Youth Suicide Surge

      Washington Post  |  Sep 6, 07 12:25 PM CDT

      Antidepressant Warning Preceded Youth Suicide Surge

      (Newser) - Four years after the FDA and other agencies sparked a drop in antidepressant use by labeling the meds a suicide risk for young people, a new study shows the results were exactly the opposite of what regulators intended. From 2003 to 2004, the suicide rate among people under 19 rose 14%, an unprecedented spike, the Washington Post reports. More »

      Tags

      children  • FDA  • suicide  • depression  • antidepressant  • youth  • suicide rate  • Prozac  • Paxil  • Zoloft

  • August 2007
  • May 2007

    • Suicide Rises Among Young Chinese Women

      Washington Post  |  May 15, 07 8:13 AM CDT

      Suicide Rises Among Young Chinese Women

      (Newser) - Young, rural women in China are killing themselves at startling rates. In a country whose overall suicide rate is double the American, suicides are shooting up among young wives caught between the promise of modernizing cities and the traditional subservience of women that persists in the countryside. "Whenever their dreams and reality don't match, they attempt suicide," says a nonprofit worker. More »

      Tags

      China  • women  • suicide  • abuse  • women's rights  • suicide rate  • modernization

7 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »