Integrative insights on nightmares and suicide

Suicide is a tragedy that took the lives of 48,344 Americans in 2018, and an emerging body of evidence is showing that nightmares may be a harbinger of suicide.   The suicide rate has increased 31 percent since 2001, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Men are at four times the risk of suicide than women. The cost of suicide is enormous between the devastating emotional toll on family, friends, and community, along with the financial toll due to medical expense and work…