Friday, December 14, 2007

Suicide on the rise for middle-aged Americans

ATLANTA - The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans has reached its highest point in at least 25 years, a new government report said Thursday.The rate rose by about 20 percent between 1999 and 2004 for U.S. residents ages 45 through 54-far outpacing increases among younger adults, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

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