## Abstract ## Background The prevention of suicide is a national and international policy priority. Old age is an important predictor of completed suicide. Suicide rates in old age differ markedly from country to country but there is a general trend towards increasing rates with increasing age. I
A Review of Ministering to Older Adults: The Building Blocks
โ Scribed by Marianna E. Richardson
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0160-7960
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โฆ Synopsis
Book reviewed in this article:
Donald R. Koepke, Ed. (2005). Ministering to Older Adults: The Building Blocks.
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