Separating myth from fact. SUICIDE MYTH: Women are more likely than men to die by suicide. SUICIDE FACT: Men are at greater risk. While three times more women than men attempt suicide, four times more men than women actually kill themselves. More than half of suicides in the U.S. are completed with guns. This violent and usually irreversible route is the choice of most men. The most common method among women is poisoning, typically an overdose of medication, the result of which is less often lethal but no less tragic.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:16:45 +0000
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