An article from Ireland about the the harmful effects of the recession
There has been an 8 per cent rise in cases of self-harm in A&Es throughout the State, writes MICHELLE McDONAGH .
THE ECONOMIC downturn is taking its toll on the mental health of young Irish men, the National Suicide Research Foundation says in the wake of new figures which show a significant increase in deliberate self-harm among this group.
The Annual Report of the National Registry of Deliberate Self Harm 2008 reveals an 8 per cent increase in overall deliberate self-harm presentations made to hospital emergency departments around the State, compared with 2007 levels.
