29 Aug 14, 04:07PM
(29 Aug 14, 04:02PM)Andrez Wrote: Wow, what's with N. Ireland people? ._.
Unhappiest people on Earth?
Theories being mooted within Northern Ireland include the long-term impact of entrenched deprivation in some communities when coupled with issues of identity in a "post-conflict" society and the legacy of the Troubles for some of the younger generation of men and boys.
Stephen Platt, Samaritans' trustee and professor of health policy research at the University of Edinburgh, says: "The suicide rate in Northern Ireland appears to have increased after the end of the period known as the Troubles. Previous studies have shown that suicides decrease during periods of war because people feel a sense of integration in their communities while uniting against an adversary. When war ends, this feeling falls away to the detriment of mental health.
"Suicide rates can also be affected by a number of different things including recession, rising unemployment, budget cuts and other social factors."
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/...rn-ireland