Suicide Linked to Divorce
Fans of a popular reality series were shocked to learn about the suicide of an estranged husband featured on the show.
Although his wife is really the star, her husband gained notoriety after news of his self-hanging went public. It seems that once the 47-year-old victim moved out of their home after their legal separation, he could not handle the idea of a divorce. While the suicide is still under investigation, studies show a high correlation between change in marital status and suicides.
According to one study reported in a journal, an increase in divorce rates coincided with an increase in suicide rates in eighteen industrialized nations. This was found to be true for both genders, leading the researchers to assert that stable social relationships provide protection against suicide. Another study showed that 10.7% of suicide victims in the United States had went through divorce five years prior to their deaths.
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