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| Suicide 'rise' in middle-aged male mental health patients - report | Suicide 'rise' in middle-aged male mental health patients - report |
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| The number of male mental health patients in the UK who die by suicide has risen by almost a third in the last decade, new research suggests. | The number of male mental health patients in the UK who die by suicide has risen by almost a third in the last decade, new research suggests. |
| The biggest increases were in men aged 45 to 54, where the number of deaths since 2006 rose by 73%, the University of Manchester report said. | The biggest increases were in men aged 45 to 54, where the number of deaths since 2006 rose by 73%, the University of Manchester report said. |
| Male deaths should be seen as "a suicide prevention priority", it said. | Male deaths should be seen as "a suicide prevention priority", it said. |
| The total number of suicides by UK mental health patients reached a 10-year high in 2013, the report said. | The total number of suicides by UK mental health patients reached a 10-year high in 2013, the report said. |
| There were 1,876 patient suicides recorded that year - compared to 1,453 in 2006, the lowest number recorded in the decade, according to the report. | There were 1,876 patient suicides recorded that year - compared to 1,453 in 2006, the lowest number recorded in the decade, according to the report. |
| The number of male patient suicides in the UK has risen by 29% during the same period, the report suggested. | The number of male patient suicides in the UK has risen by 29% during the same period, the report suggested. |
| 'No lonelier place' | 'No lonelier place' |
| Peter Warwick, 49, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, says he has tried to take his own life twice in the last eight years. | Peter Warwick, 49, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, says he has tried to take his own life twice in the last eight years. |
| Asked how he would describe what happened, he said there was "no lonelier place" and that everything got "too much". | Asked how he would describe what happened, he said there was "no lonelier place" and that everything got "too much". |
| He told the Victoria Derbyshire programme: "Whether you like it or not, I feel that men are very reticent to speak about their wellbeing, or their health - they find it hard. | He told the Victoria Derbyshire programme: "Whether you like it or not, I feel that men are very reticent to speak about their wellbeing, or their health - they find it hard. |
| "This is the problem. This is where it really is going to take its toll. | "This is the problem. This is where it really is going to take its toll. |
| "It is a terrible rise in the last few years and I honestly believe that people who go and say they are feeling suicidal have to be believed." | "It is a terrible rise in the last few years and I honestly believe that people who go and say they are feeling suicidal have to be believed." |
| Talking about his own experience, he added: "You present yourself, but what happened to me, was [they said] 'we will send you home with a diazepam and we will see you in the morning'. | Talking about his own experience, he added: "You present yourself, but what happened to me, was [they said] 'we will send you home with a diazepam and we will see you in the morning'. |
| "Well, if you are suicidal that's not good enough. You could go and kill yourself." | "Well, if you are suicidal that's not good enough. You could go and kill yourself." |
| A silence that kills men | A silence that kills men |
| 'Proactive approach' | 'Proactive approach' |
| Professor Louis Appleby, director of the University of Manchester's National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, said a number of factors were behind the increase. | Professor Louis Appleby, director of the University of Manchester's National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, said a number of factors were behind the increase. |
| "The problem is not simply that they don't seek help - they are already under mental health care - so we have to understand better the stresses men in this age group face," he said. | "The problem is not simply that they don't seek help - they are already under mental health care - so we have to understand better the stresses men in this age group face," he said. |
| Factors including alcohol misuse, isolation, unemployment and debt add to the risk of suicide in male patients and need to be addressed, the report said. | Factors including alcohol misuse, isolation, unemployment and debt add to the risk of suicide in male patients and need to be addressed, the report said. |
| Mental health charity Mind said a more proactive approach to supporting men who were experiencing suicidal thoughts was needed to make sure they get the right help at the right time. | Mental health charity Mind said a more proactive approach to supporting men who were experiencing suicidal thoughts was needed to make sure they get the right help at the right time. |
| The report - which looked at patient suicides from 2003 to 2013 - said the rise in the total number of suicides was mainly due to an increase in suicides in England, where patient numbers have also risen. | The report - which looked at patient suicides from 2003 to 2013 - said the rise in the total number of suicides was mainly due to an increase in suicides in England, where patient numbers have also risen. |
| Its authors warned that deaths in mental health patients have become "substantially more common". | Its authors warned that deaths in mental health patients have become "substantially more common". |
| They suggested that patient suicides accounted for 30% of all suicides in 2013 - an increase of 3% from 10 years earlier. | They suggested that patient suicides accounted for 30% of all suicides in 2013 - an increase of 3% from 10 years earlier. |
| Are you affected? | Are you affected? |