Healthcare cuts and unemployment cause a host of societal ills, yet Europe refuses to save its citizens, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in both Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression, and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicine and care.

A staggering rise in the number of Irish men taking their own lives is clearly linked to the recession, according to a leading expert on mental health.

Behind every suicide and attempted suicide caused by the economic crisis are thousands of hidden cases of mental illness, writes Kate Kelland

THE growing rate of people taking their own lives in Ireland has contributed towards a general international spike in suicide deaths, with the recession being blamed.