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Citation

Shah A, De T. Int. J. Psychiatry Clin. Prac. 1998; 2(1): 3-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/13651509809115108

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Impending demographic changes mean that the proportion of the elderly in the population will increase. Suicide rates increase with age. The literature on elderly suicide, with emphasis on methodology, cross-national rates and trends, correlates, cultural factors, location and method, attempted suicides and prevention, is critically reviewed in this paper.


Language: en

Keywords

aging; Attempted suicides; cultural factor; data analysis; depression; Depression; Elderly; hospitalization; human; life expectancy; nursing home; Parasuicides; population research; priority journal; psychological aspect; review; social aspect; suicide; suicide attempt; Suicides

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