Researcher determines populations most at risk of suicide during stressful situations

In an exhaustive study of the evolution in suicide rates in the municipality of Barakaldo during the 2003-2014 period, a UPV/EHU lecturer in psychiatry uncovered the social groups in which there was an increase in the number of suicides after loss of employment. Studies of this type should elevate suicide from a taboo subject and teach people to spot warning signs displayed by people who might be harbouring suicidal thoughts.