Experts fear hike in suicide rates due to recession

SUICIDE researchers have warned in the current climate of rapidly increasing unemployment, suicide rates could rise as in previous recessions.

Researchers Dr Paul Corcoran and Dr Ella Arensman, from the National Suicide Research Foundation, have called for appropriate social policy responses to alleviate the potential impact of unemployment on suicide.

They made the comments when publishing a study which showed suicide among unemployed men increased during the Celtic Tiger years when suicide levels generally were stable.