Report: Every fifth sailor contemplates suicide
An entire 20 percent of all seafarers have suicidal thoughts, a new Yale University study shows. Most of the respondents are male and mainly from Western Europe and the Philippines.
One in five seafarers report having suicidal thoughts, while one in four shows signs of depression, and 17 percent are assessed to have anxiety, shows a joint study conducted by Yale University and maritime charity organization ITF Seafarers' Trust, titled Seaferer Mental Health Study.
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