Reuters
July 11, 2011
In April, a carpet shop owner in the Greek ski resort of Arachova was found dangling from a rope from a bridge on the road to the nearby ancient site of Delphi.
"Don't look for other reasons. The economic crisis led me to this. I have debts to the social security fund, my stockists and my landlady," the 64-year-old father said in a note.
Such public acts may be rare in Greece but officials say fiscal woes are sinking the traditionally sunny Mediterranean nation into gloom, pushing the suicide rate up sharply.
"Our times are dominated by depression and even mourning for the loss of everything people had managed to achieve in their lives," said Aris Violatzis, a clinical psychologist at the private Klimaka suicide hotline.
"Suicide is always due to a combination of several reasons but the economic crisis is becoming a major factor," he added.
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