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Funnily enough, yesterday an article appeared[1] claiming the number of suicides in the Netherlands has dropped up to 20 percent. Cause as of yet unknown. Also
by SimplyUnknown 6y ago
Funnily enough, yesterday an article appeared[1] claiming the number of suicides in the Netherlands has dropped up to 20 percent. Cause as of yet unknown. Also unclear whether this effect is temporary.
One hypothesis the article states is that in normal life people's sensory inputs are overwhelmed and cause anxiety. The sudden calmness the lockdown introduced might have a positive effect. This is, however, in contrast with the paired increased loneliness.
[1] https://nos.nl/artikel/2334626-tot-20-procent-minder-zelfdodingen-in-coronatijd.html https://nos.nl/artikel/2334626-tot-20-procent-minder-zelfdod...
- mattigames 6y agoSimilar suicide rate decline happened in Japan, decline of work stress factors (e.g. commuting, office, boss) are suspected as the cause. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/japan-suicides-fall-sharply-as-covid-19-lockdown-causes-shift-in-stress-factors https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/japan-suicides...
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoI wonder what the effects of mass working from home would do for Japanese culture. The concept of salary person sleeping at their desk until it's time to leave is a foreign concept to me. I'd have a hard time believing it if I hadn't heard about it so much.
- theWhores 6y agoProbably because business in Amsterdam is down. With all the whores and drug addicts out of business, the profile for deaths of despair likely hinges that much on one single municipality/metro area.
- svaha1728 6y agoIn the US the culture is imploding, and 20% are without livelihoods, which might explain the opposite effect.