Army
Suicide on Call
Pallavi Polanki
Pallavi Polanki
17 Aug, 2010
Of all the social problems that cell phones have been accused of aggravating, this one has to be the most surprising: driving soldiers to suicide!
Of all the social problems that cell phones have been accused of aggravating, this one has to be the most surprising: driving soldiers to suicide! So much so, according to media reports, the Army even considered banning cell phones. The logic: keeping in constant touch with family only makes soldiers more emotionally vulnerable. According to research by the Defence Institute of Psychological Research, family-related problems dominate causes for suicide.
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