Separated men are nearly 5x more likely to take their lives than married men

Civilization was built by folks like you. Keep up the good work!

The paper being referenced was a systematic review and meta-analysis rather than new data. Given the inherent methodological and population differences between original studies , I doubt that much could be said about causality; it’s pretty conclusively an association though. And that’s probably enough basis on which to be vigilant and target support if you’re a therapist. But, yes, I suspect it’s more complicated than A->B. It was in my own case that nearly could have been a subject of this study.

Divorce can be very traumatic for men. Usually the best case scenario is that the man loses half his financial assets, gets 50% custody of his children, and is on the hook for significant child support payments.

This completely blows up their lives. It can be even worse if the man doesn’t see it coming.

I would go further - mentally unstable people are unlikely to have a relationship and more likely to commit suicide