Suicide

The natural end of every human life is death. Some people, for reasons that have never been fully understood, choose to end their own lives. This is called suicide, which means literally 'self-killing.' For all the uncertainty that has surrounded the phenomenon of suicide, his assessment of the problem is probably as accurate as any. The individual, in seemingly hopeless conflict with the world, decides to end his or her existence in what amounts …

…less likely to commit suicide than business and professional men. Throughout the world, three or four times as many men as women kill themselves. Male suicides generally hang themselves, or use a knife or a gun. Women often choose poisoning or drug overdose as means of death. Studies have shown that married men and women are less likely to commit suicide. Year after year, the number has increased during the late spring and early summer.