Tuesday, October 7th, 2008...2:00 am
Brokers Don’t Always Jump From Windows
And so it begins. As financial woes set in, this happens. It’s well documented and rarely disputed that during the Great Depression, suicide rates were higher than in the ten years before and after it. Unemployment is strongly related to suicide. Some consider it an alternative to prolonged financial shame. Typical characteristics (usually undiagnosed) include hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, depression and isolation.
If anyone confides their sentiments or interests in the act, you are justified in intervening on their behalf by securing for them an appointment with a qualified and competent psychiatric professional. Here is a top crisis hotline, should you or someone you know need help.