Here, Nate, with his tremendous reach and followers, makes the common stigmatizing mistake of associating suicides with mental health. Many people with mental health problems don't die by suicide (99% plus!). Many people who die by suicide did not have MH problems (~50%)
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https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1396261412910112769
I missed due to an awful type of study called the psychological autopsy has established this untrue "fact" that most suicides are due to Mental Health problems.
As a suicideologist I can confidently say that this is a stigmatizing, narrow, and extremely evidence-free position./2
As a suicideologist I can confidently say that this is a stigmatizing, narrow, and extremely evidence-free position./2
People in good mental health can die by suicide, and people with poor mental health can lead rich and amazing lives free of suicidality.
Please stop making this mistake, Nate, and anyone else who is reading this.
Please stop making this mistake, Nate, and anyone else who is reading this.
Without question, mental health problems can add to risk. But so can physical health problems. And unemployment. And relationship troubles. And racism. It is not requisite to have a mental health problem to die by suicide, and suicide numbers ARE NOT solely mental health numbers.
I also learned that google dictates "suicidologist" as "suicideologist" which looks weird
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