The number of suicides increases when the sun is absent. Natural light seems to help sensitive populations overcome their malaise and resist the call of the void, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal Jama Psychiatry.
Benjamin Vyssoki, professor at the Medical University of Vienna and his team carried out a scientific study of 69,462 officially declared suicides over a period of 40 years, between 1970 and 2010.
The researchers established with 86 meteorological stations, thesunshine places where the suicides took place. They found that mostly 10 days before the suicides, the sun was not there. On the other hand, on days of strong sunshine, the number of violent deaths by suicide decreased.
Light therapy to replenish energy and good mood
When the sun is out, or winter sets in, some people feel weak, low on energy, and less motivated. Indeed, light is the energy of the brain, and it activates the nervous system. “Some people who are hypersensitive to this variation in light can even experience a kind of seasonal depression, or winter blues,” explains doctor Gilles Vandewalle, neuroscientist specializing in the effects of light.
If you have difficulty getting up in the morning, dreaming of hibernating, becoming a homebody and feeling an increase in your appetite and a decrease in your libido, you are certainly susceptible to winter variation. light. The light therapywill replace the sun and can help you reboost and fight against the gloom of winter and the consequences of lack of light.
Suicide, a public health problem
Worldwide, 800,000 people kill themselves. And, developing countries are particularly affected by these tragedies, according to the World Health Organization. In France, the latest report published in July 2014 by the Ministry of Health reveals that 10,500 people die each year from suicide, which is almost three times more than road traffic deaths. Approximately 220,000 suicide attempts are treated by hospital emergencies.
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