Parents less likely to commit suicide
Adults with children are less likely to commit suicide than those without, and young children add an extra layer of protection against suicide for women, research published Monday suggests. Having children also seems to help, according to the survey of 18,611 people in Denmark who committed suicide from 1981 to 1997. It is likely that pregnancy is more often a positive life event that may prevent people from ending their lives, Drs. Ping Qin and Preben Bo Mortensen of Aarhus University in Denmark, said the study.It is possible that the presence of children and / or young children may increase parents feelings of self-esteem, possibly depending on their perception of being needed, the researchers said. Children can also provide moral support to their parents in difficult
times, they said. The researchers also suggested that people in good physical and mental health better or a happier life in general are more likely to bear children. The study appears in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, published Monday.The results confirm previous data, but also run counter to assumptions about the impact of having children, said psychologist David C. Clark, Chicago Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center. For example, given the prevalence of postpartum depression, which experts that occurs in at least 10 percent of pregnancies, it can be assumed that suicide is more common among parents and especially mothers, said Dr. . Clark. Also, people think you have a group of kids is economically stressful and could lead to mental disorders
or suicidal thoughts, even, he said.But the study, the strength of the biological and psychological bonds that occur between parents and children, and parents feel viscerally protective of her children illustrates, Clark said. In many ways, biologically so that young children should take, he said. The researchers compared data on suicide victims and a control group. They found that almost 47 percent of suicide victims
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