TALLINN - High levels of depression, rapid economic and social changes and even lack of sunlight are the main factors that contribute to the Baltic region's suicide rate, the highest in the world according to experts."Our economy and changes in our society are moving so fast. Some people can't stand it. They want to, but they are not able to," said Ulle Saar, a psychologist and director of Lifeline, a Tallinn-based suicide prevention project.At a three-day event sponsored by the World Health Organization, public servants and health officials gathered in the Estonian capital to discuss the r...
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