Suicide

Marie Osmond had severe post-natal depression, considered suicide

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

A revealing profile of Marie Osmond uncovers the severe post-natal depression that lurked behind her megawatt smile.

Abject poverty drives youth to suicide

Times of India (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Abject poverty led a youth to commit suicide by hanging himself at his home in Ghanteswar area of the city on Thursday night.

Does the military really “get” mental health?

Chronicles of Dissent (Free subscription) | yesterday

Less than a month before the tragic events at Ft. Hood, an Army press release said: Over the past year, the Army has engaged in a sustained effort to reduce the rate of suicide within its ranks. This effort has included an Army-wide suicide prevention stand-down and chain teach for every Soldier; the implementation of the [...]

Physician, Heal Thy Profession

N.O. - It's Just Me (Free subscription) | yesterday

I just stumbled upon this link: When Doctors Kill Themselves. The unsettling truth is that doctors have the highest rate of suicide of any profession. Every year, between 300 and 400 physicians take their own lives—roughly one a day. And, in sharp contrast to the general population, where male suicides outnumber female suicides four to one, the suicide rate among male and female doctors is the...

Fort Hood tragedy: Psychiatrists not immune from inner demons

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday

One expert says psychiatrists are like anyone else — often unable to recognize the seriousness of their own condition and reluctant to seek help because of the stigma of mental illness.

Shooting Suspect Was ‘Mortified’ About Deployment to War.

Council of Conservative Citizens (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

From nytimes.com WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college and then medical school, where he trained to be a psychiatrist. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan [...]

Fort Hood

Lenin's Tomb (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Guest post by redbedhead : BY NOW EVERYBODY ON THE PLANET KNOWS about the killing of 12 people and wounding of 31 others at Fort Hood in Texas. There's no doubt that this is a tragedy for the families and friends of the slain. But from a tragedy like this there will inevitably issue forth a second tragedy - the racist, anti-Muslim hysteria that will follow because the man - Major Nidal Malik Hasan...

Strain of 2 wars takes toll at Fort Hood

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Fort Hood, the Texas military post that was the scene of a mass shooting Thursday, has been hit hard by the growing strain on the Army from multiple combat deployments — with its personnel suffering the highest number of suicides among Army installations since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, according to official data.

'One of our own' Nidal Malik Hasan creates carnage at Fort Hood

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

• Killings at Texas army base happened as veterans in Washington warned of mental health fears • Barack Obama calls shooting 'horrific outburst of violence' America's military was last night struggling to come to terms with how and why one of its own could wreak such carnage in the heart of the largest US military base in the world, Fort Hood in Texas. It has long been the case that numerous...

• If you haven't heard about the Fort Hood murders, - Irons in the Fire
• Someone used their “Jump to Conclusions” mat - This Ain't Hell

Tragedy in Texas

The Modern Left (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had many casualties. Some soldiers bring tragedy home with them due to battle stress. Back on November 6, 2005, the British Times Online reported: The wife of one officer based in Germany told friends he was “an aggressive wreck” after returning from Iraq, shouting at the children and suffering from what she thought was a nervous disorder. He declined...

Crossing Myself by Greg Garrett

Bookfoolery and Babble (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth By Greg Garrett Copyright 2006 Navpress - Nonfiction/Spiritual/Christian 239 pages, incl. notes I read a blurb about No Idea by Greg Garrett via B & B Media and it sounded fantastic, but I got the impression that I needed to read Greg Garrett's first memoir, Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth , first. So, I requested a review copy of No Idea...

Life is hard for rich white people too!!!

Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Two stories from big media today remind us that when the middle-class starts experiencing even the slightest symptoms of poverty . . . Then it's time to take notice: KMBC: JoCo Sees Surge In People Needing Help . . . About 30,000 people in Johnson County are living below the federal poverty level. I'm quite certain that only the middle class would kill themselves without a cushy job: Suicide Calls...

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Comments for edroso - HaloScan.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

It's funny that Rod quotes a conservative complaining that the world of Mad Men never seems to acknowledge it was also the time of Father Knows Best, since -- behind the scenes at any rate -- the latter show was every bit the soap opera the former is, what with Robert Young's depression, alcoholism, and eventual suicide attempts. But as long as we're looking to TV shows for mor

Shurtleff drops out for the right reasons

The Third Avenue (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Faithful readers know I get a kick out of beating up on Mark Shurtleff. And I usually don't like the "family reasons" excuse for sudden political moves (not running for reelection, dropping out of race etc.) However, after reading a few articles about the AG's situation with his daughter , I got to say my heart goes out to him and his family. Although maybe he shouldn't have ran for the Senate...

Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.

• Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides - Miami Herald
• Tokyo train stations use lights to stem suicides - kansascity.com
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