An existential crisis in the USA?

Many argue that the rise in suicides is a symptom of a failing mental health care system: people are not getting the services that they need and that more effective drugs, better therapy and greater access to treatment is needed.

Routledge however, is not convinced. He notes that more people are seeking treatment for depression and anxiety, treatment for these conditions has become more widely available and yet still the suicide rate has increased.

Instead, Routledge argues that the suicide crisis in the USA is in part a crisis of meaning.

Recent changes in American society, greater detachment and a weaker sense of belonging, are increasing our existential despair.

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