Advanced Psychology+1000

Do you know that men's suicide is called a "silent epidemic?" It is considered an "epidemic" because its high incidence made it a substantial contributor to men's mortality rate, and "silent" because of the lack of public awareness and research of its causes and the reluctance of men to seek help for problems that drive them to kill themselves. While HIV is always hugging the news, in 2005 only 45 died in Canada of AIDS while suicide claimed 2,857 lives. How serious is it? Very. Not just for its sheer magnitude but because: First: Knowledge in the causes of suicide, especially age-specific cases is not available; Second : The lack of understanding of the complexity of suicide, the reasons why more men commit suicide than men, making it difficult to come up with preventive programs to address its high incidence. Third: There is hardly any effort at making policies and programs targeting men with suicidal tendencies; Fourth: ...