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CORONER'S VERDICTS IN THE ELDERLY: A SUICIDE OR AN OPEN VERDICT?

✍ Scribed by EMAD SALIB

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
70 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Objectives. To identify variables, other than legal de®nitions, that may have in¯uenced North Cheshire's Coroner in returning a verdict of suicide' or an open verdict' on unexpected deaths of the elderly.

Design. Retrospective review of all coroner's verdicts in North Cheshire during a 5-year period 1989±1993.

Material. Forty-seven suicide' and open verdict' deaths in North Cheshire between 1989 and 1993 as de®ned in ICD classi®cation `E' codes E950±E959 and E980±E989, respectively, that were returned on the deceased aged 65 and above who died within North Cheshire.

Findings. Logistic regression analysis suggests that the Coroner's decision may be in¯uenced by: intimation of intent, psychiatric history and method of death. Sex of the deceased, history of attempted suicide, social setting and history of alcohol problems did not appear signi®cantly associated with coroner's verdict.

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