DAVUD STUCKLER: "We found that just giving money to people who have lost jobs to replace their income did not appear to help."

斯图·克勒：“我们发现，为失业的人们提供补贴替代他们的收入似乎作用不大。”

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"Our findings show that financial crises aren't just about money - they also impact on people's health," said Dr Stuckler, a social epidemiologist.

“我们的研究表明，金融危机不只是钱的问题——它们也会影响人们的健康，”斯图·克勒博士表示。

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David Stuckler,a sociologist at Britain's University of Cambridge, co-wrote the report.

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The rise in suicide rates was larger than the researchers expected and exceeded those seen in earlier recessions, says the lead author, David Stuckler, Ph.

CNN: European suicides spiked during economic crisis

Stuckler and his team are now exploring those country-by-country variances, and whether a country's investment in social safety-net programs is related to how closely the suicide rate mirrors the unemployment rate.

CNN: European suicides spiked during economic crisis

If there's a silver lining to Stuckler's findings, it's that a drop in traffic deaths appears to have canceled out the impact of the added suicides on the overall mortality rate of the countries.

CNN: European suicides spiked during economic crisis