Baby boomers raise midlife suicide rate

Baby boomers appear to be driving a dramatic rise in suicide rates among middle-aged people. The suicide rate for middle-aged people -- a group considered relatively protected from suicide and with historically stable suicide rates -- increased between 1999 and 2005, according to a new study. Researchers found significant increases of more than 2 percent per year for men, and more than 3 percent for women, from 1999 to 2005.

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