Citation

O'neal P, Robins E, Schmidt EH. AMA Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry 1956; 75(3): 275-284.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1956, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/archneurpsyc.1956.02330210055006

PMID

13301088

Abstract

During the course of a study of attempted suicide, it became evident to us that there were many differences between younger and older patients who have attempted suicide. The work reported here was undertaken to investigate in greater detail the differences between these two groups and to study the characteristics of suicide attempts in persons in the older age group.Special features of suicide attempts in the older persons will be described in this report. These features are important in the diagnosis and practical management of these patients, especially in preventing a subsequently successful suicide. Additional evidence that there are special features in the suicide attempts of older people will be supplied by comparing data from this study with a similar one from the United Kingdom.1The present report is part of a larger study of attempted suicide.2 In the larger study, 109 patients who ...

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