What a Psychiatrist Says Naomi Judd’s Death Can Teach Us About Depression and Suicide Risk
The Grammy-winning country music star Naomi Judd, who was part of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, died by suicide at age 76, according to reports.Her daughters, Ashley and Wynonna, released a statement to the Associated Press on Saturday, April 30. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” the statement read. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”Naomi’s representative, Adkins Publicity, also issued a statement on behalf of Naomi’s family to Today. “Her husband, Larry Strickland, of 32 years will not be making any further statements,” the statement read. “Naomi Judd’s family request privacy during this heartbreaking time. No additional information will…