Army sees spike in suicides and suicide attempts
From the AP:
As many as 121 soldiers committed suicide in 2007, an increase of some 20 percent over 2006, according to preliminary figures released Thursday.The number who tried to commit suicide or injured themselves for some other reason jumped six-fold in the last several years — from 350 in 2002 to about 2,100 incidents last year. Officials said an unknown portion of that increase was likely due to use of a new electronic tracking system that is more thorough in capturing health data than the previous system.
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Great minds think alike, Liz ...
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Posted by: Larry Parker | February 8, 2008 10:53 AM
I was reading the books on suicide written by Dr.Schneidman and found that suicide is not his or her own choice. He or she is pushed into corner and forced to make a suicidal attempt or to commit suicide. The soldiers on the ground face a lot of problems and don't know what to do with their feeling. Besides they might not receive psychiatric help because they need to be professionally aggressive all the time.
Toni Nathan
Tokyo Japan
Posted by: Toni Nathan | February 9, 2008 07:01 AM