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Fewer news reports about mythical holiday-suicide link

From Holiday-Suicide Link: Newspapers Turn the Corner:

"Newspapers are close to putting to rest the myth that the holidays increase the risk of suicide. A new study shows a dramatic drop in articles that – despite having no basis in fact – attribute the arrival of the holiday season with an uptick in suicides."

Posted by Amy West on November 20, 2007 03:15 PM |

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