NEW YORK: The Great Recession was tough on middle-aged men.
That’s the conclusion of two researchers who looked at a jump in suicide rates between 2005 and 2010.
Baby Boomers, ages 40 to 64, saw the largest increase in the percentage of suicides during those years related to external setbacks such as job loss or mortgage worries.
The study was published today.
Experts have long observed a correlation between suicide and hard times. This latest research looked more closely at suicides during the recession to determine the individual circumstances surrounding them…