When actor Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014.
it raised awarness on suicide and depression.
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But a new study is showing the aftermath of his suicide
may have had some negative effects as well.
The Columbia University study showed that in the five
months after Williams hanged himself...suicides in
the U-S went up nearly 10 percent and a rise in hanging
suicides by 32 percent.
Therapists at Mayo Clinic Health System say although
the study showed an increase in suicides.
talking about the issue and recognizing the signs
are the best things we can do to prevent it.
Talking about it, asking someone if they're struggling
doesn't give them the idea, it helps alleviate the
anxiety they might have and understand that someone's
willing to support them even though they're in such
a low and dark place.
CLINICAL THERAPIST, MAYO
Researchers say the biggest increase in suicides happened
in men aged 30 to 44 years old.
