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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
When I was in college where intellectuals were interested in research, if someone quoted a source, they had to cite the source so people could actually look it up. Otherwise we'd all sound like my dear mother, who liked to empower her comments by saying, "Everybody knows..."
so, I am sorry janmcn, but your comment without a source has no juice.
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I am probably the last person you want to validate your concern, but for what it is worth....get used to it. Certain posters simply repeat what they are told...wherever with no credit given for something stated as a fact....drives me crazy,
In this case, the core statement has some truth, while the "everybody knows" part is incredibly ill informed. Most studies find that there is a correlation of sorts, but especially in seniors the causes are believed to be other things. It is a real leap to make the statement as given on here with zero credible back up.
From the Harvard School of Health...
Harvard School of Public Health » Harvard Injury Control Research Center » Suicide
I take more offense intellectually with the "rash" comment concerning The Villages....THAT is a very "rash" comment to make.
You will find that so many just post with no obligation to cite a source of information, thus folks are simply discussing rumors...not facts.