Jan
07
Conventional wisdom is that there are more suicides during the holidays than at other times.
I’d like to explore two questions. First, is this true? Second, as I am sure that the average person is not studying Medline for articles on suicide, why do most people think it true?
In answer to the first question, it is not true. There is a well known reduction in the suicide rate on major public holidays (including non-religious).
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