Suicide rates increase for women

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 27,2008)--A 2005 study shows that suicide rates for middle-aged white women have increased significantly over the past decade.

The report by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health found that suicide rates overall have increased for the first time since 1999.

Traditionally self help groups have targeted teens and elderly males who have previously held the highest rates of suicide, but now the research shows that a new group has rates on the rise, according to Johns Hopkins Web site.

There has been no explanation by the institute for this change, but they did say that the rise in mid-life crisis' could be a factor in the statistics.