Global economic crisis spurred 5,000 additional suicides, study says

Friday, September 20, 2013 - 03:00 in Mathematics & Economics

The global economic crisis that has come to be known as the Great Recession appears to have fueled an increase in suicides, including an estimated 5,000 additional deaths in 2009, a new study says.

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