The prevention of suicide in old age
✍ Scribed by E. Stengel
- Book ID
- 112736502
- Publisher
- SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 676 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1661-8556
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Studies of attempted suicide (parasuicide, deliberate self-harm) in old age published between 1985 and 1994 are critically reviewed with reference to demography, suicide methods, stressors, psychiatric features and outcome. Despite methodological weaknesses, the studies consistently identified a num
## Abstract ## Objective Suicide rates in persons over 65 have been reported to be higher than those of younger age groups. Since the absolute number of suicides in the elderly is expected to rise, more precise ways to identify potential risk factors for elderly suicides are needed. ## Methods O