Title: Why Are Suicide Rates Rising? | Live Science
Headings: Why Are Suicide Rates Rising?
Why Are Suicide Rates Rising?
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Stopping suicide
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Content: And for the men who do seek help, the indicators are ill-defined, like propensity to violence or substance abuse, Szanto said. Lindau said that people still won't seek help if they perceive a stigma around depression and mental illness as a whole. "It is very brave to be able to say, 'I feel horrible and I need to reach out.' Because you are revealing your vulnerabilities. Our culture does not really respect vulnerability," Lindau said. She added that people need to understand that depression and other mental illness are chronic diseases, just like diabetes or multiple sclerosis. Lindau said she expects recent high-profile suicides to affect her private practice over the next few days, because patients will be thinking about it and, in worst-case scenarios, perhaps tempted to follow suit. "It's going to be pretty awful for them. But I confront it head on. I'm not going to be coy about it," she said. "