The increase in people seeking help for depression has increased dramatically the past two years, with a suicide rate more than 6% compared to 2008. The main causes are attributable unemployment, isolation and economic crisis, which lead people to seek help from the telephone of Hope, a free service that has been collapsed by citizens who do not get enough income to go to a psychologist.
Interestingly, while women are more prone to depression, nearly twice the man, the suicide rate among men is four times higher. It appears that the denial of the problem and burden of family responsibilities at a difficult time, as we are passing, you may be the main reason that leads many men to make this decision. In addition, the average male attending doctor to seek psychiatric or psychological help is much lower than that of women who have no problem accepting and assuming the need for help.
Fear, insecurity, despair and loneliness are the perfect allies of one of the most widespread diseases among developed countries. The economic crisis has fueled an evil that many people hide in shame and misunderstanding, causing many people to seclude themselves, without looking out of a situation that is out of hand.
Media and Public Health should work together to inform and help a society increasingly more likely to not face the problems that you come over. Delete the data under the rug and hide suicide rates is not going to make them disappear, only feeds the loneliness they feel so connected. It is the duty of all pitch in by those who need it most, and that they may be on the floor below. Sometimes Haiti is closer than we think.
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