Monday critical day for suicides in the Czech Republic

Now, a rather depressing topic to address today: suicide. Last year some one and a half thousand Czechs chose to end their lives, usually because of health or family problems. Newly-released figures show most people take their lives at home, more suicides occur in the month of May, and Monday appears to be a particular grim day for people suffering from severe depression. For more on this sad issue Olga Szantova spoke to psychologist Petr Weiss.

Author: Olga Szantová
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