Rising suicide among adults aged 40-64 years: The role of job and financial circumstances.

Purpose: To examine whether suicides with circumstances related to economic crises increased disproportionately among the middle-aged between 2005 and 2010. The growth in the importance of external circumstances and increased use of suffocation jointly pose a challenge for prevention efforts designed for middle-aged adults. Suffocation is a suicide method that is highly lethal, requires relatively little planning, and is readily available. Efforts that target employers and workplaces as important stakeholders in the prevention of suicide and link the unemployed to mental health resources are warranted.

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