Glenn & Helen Show podcast: Suicide is painful

Often during the holiday season, issues of mental health are brought to the forefront by the media. And in the latest Glenn & Helen Show podcast, Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds and psychologist Helen Smith discuss the uncomfortable topic of suicide with Dr. Eric Caine, head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester.

Caine smashes one suicide myth. Springtime--not the Christmas holiday season--is the peak time for suicides.

And here's something I didn't know. Every year in the United States, there are more suicides than homicides.

Dr. Caine recommends visiting the Suicide Prevention Action Network to learn more. This book, Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison, is recommended by Dr. Smith.

Listen or download here. Free Politics Central subscriptions are available from the iTunes web site.

The podcast is sponsored by Volvo.

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