Title: Killer loans — college debt triggers depression and suicide | Salon.com
Headings: Killer loans — college debt triggers depression and suicide
Killer loans — college debt triggers depression and suicide
All debts are burdensome. Why is it that student loans, in particular, give people so much emotional distress?
By Victoria Wang
Why student loans are especially toxic
Victoria Wang

Content: Over half (53 percent) have experienced depression; Nine in 10 experienced significant anxiety. Advertisement: Advertisement
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“Debt has a clear impact on borrowers’ mental health,” said Melanie Lockert of Student Loan Planner, the financial coaching company that did the survey. “ It is something we should be talking about.” This is not the first research on the mental toll of student loans. Over the past few years, many researchers have correlated student debt with poor psychological functioning. However, it is a topic virtually ignored by the media. A 2015 study found that the link between student loans and mental and emotional dysfunction persists across all income and social groups in the US. And at least one study revealed the physical and social effects of debt-related stress.