Citation

Zweig RA. Clin. Psychol. Sci. Pract. 2005; 12(3): 260-263.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1093/clipsy/bpi037

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide among older adults represents one of the most salient and intractable problems in geriatric mental health. As indicated by Heisel and Duberstein (this issue), despite advances in conceptual models of late-life suicide, risk-factor assessment, and intervention strategies targeting at-risk elderly, prevalence rates of elder suicide remain high. Although partly explained by conceptual, methodological, and systemic barriers that hinder research, these persisting high rates may also be attributable to practice models that, until recently, did not adequately recognize elder suicide as a public health problem calling for an interdisciplinary solution. Greater attention to targeted assessment and intervention for select subgroups, to public health and policy issues, and to implementation of interdisciplinary practice models may assist suicide prevention efforts. © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Psychological Association D12. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Suicide; Training; aged; professional practice; Primary care; Older adults; Mental health; education program; medical education; suicidal behavior; risk assessment; risk factor; primary medical care; medical practice; health care policy; high risk population; health care access; mental health service; geographic distribution; note; public health service; health care personnel; competence; medical profession; gerontopsychiatry; Interdisciplinary; population distribution