Is middle age an age of anxiety?(CULTURE NOTES) From: Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association | Date: June 22, 2008| Author: Javors, Irene Rosenberg | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Psychotherapy Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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On February 18, 2008, the New York Times published an article by Patricia Cohen, "Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers," on its front page. The investigative report gave detailed information about the "unusually large increase in suicides among middle-aged Americans in recent years." Cohen cited rates recently released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that document "the suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds" as havin...