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To the Editor: In the February 5 issue, we reported the results of a study designed to determine whether natural disasters affect suicide rates.¹ Previous research on the victims of disasters had reported an increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression,^2,3,4 known risk factors for suicidal thinking.^5,6 In our article, we reported increases in suicide rates among the people living in the 377 U.S. counties affected by a single, severe natural disaster between 1982 and 1989.

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