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Originally Posted by htismaqe
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10 more suicides in one county could be something, or it could be variance. You'd need to see a bigger aggregate.
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Dr Jorgensen stated “Evaluation of each case reveals a common thread. Almost every case of suicide revealed that the deceased person had a history of mental health issues, depression, personal, financial or marital problems, previous drug dependence or rehabilitation or were divorced, never married or living alone.
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Isn't this pretty much descriptive of people who kill themselves at all times, not just covid?
If it turns out covid social distancing really leads to a 20% increase in suicide, that is definitely something to think about. But at the same time - what is the argument here? That we should just let the hospitals overflow to the point people are being told to just die at home en masse - which happened in Italy, came an eyelash from happening in NYC, and has already sort-of happened in places like New Orleans? That's a pretty catastrophic outcome - and why pretty much every state has had to do something when the hospitals start to fill up.
It seems like most places are trying to find a balance right now, to let people get outside, to eat out, to do things that are relatively (but not completely), safe. So I'd like to hear specifically what is so onerous right now?