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Male suicide
男性自殺
A worrying trend
趨勢令人堪憂
Official suicide statistics released on February 19th contain disturbing news: suicide rates rose by 4% between 2012 and 2013, and the rise was due mainly to one group: men over 30. Rates were broadly flat among women, and among young men—often thought to be particularly at risk—suicide rates fell.
2月19日公開的官方自殺數據統計令人惶恐不安：自2012年至2013年間，英國國內自殺率激增4%，其增長趨勢主要集中于30歲以上的男性。女性自殺率基本持平，青年男性——通常被視為自殺風險頗大的群體—的自殺率有所下降。
Why are middle-aged men so susceptible? The recession hit working-age men especially hard in Western countries, where social and employment status are closely linked. A recent study in the Lancet, a journal, found strong ties between unemployment and suicide. Roger Webb and Navneet Kapur of theUniversity ofManchester say unemployment is only one contributing factor, however. Other aspects of the recession, such as falling income, “zero-hour” contracting and debt, may also be important.
中年男性為何如此多愁善感？經濟衰退對西方國家正處于工作年齡的男性而言打擊甚重，其社會地位與就業狀況息息相關。《柳葉刀》雜志最近刊登的一篇研究發現失業與自殺之間的關系緊密相連。不過據曼徹斯特大學的羅杰·韋伯與那伏乃爾·卡普爾表示，失業是造成自殺現象的唯一誘因。經濟衰退的其他方面，例如收入下降、契約與債務的啟動關鍵時刻，或許也很重要。譯者：陳思思 校對：毛慧
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