Citation

Yeon BK, Ryu SG. J. Korean Geriatr. Psychiatry 2001; 134-139.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Korean Association for Geriatric Psychiatry)

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Abstract

Older persons are at higher risk for suicide than any other age group and elderly suicide is a critical public health problem. Attempted suicide in elderly is very lethal, therefore it's management must be accompanied by prevention. Though, there are few reports about risk factors in elderly suicide, and significant differences in the data between western and eastern world. So, there should be researches about risk factors influenced by peculiar cultural and regional circumstances, and these make it possible to detect elderly suicide early by education and community efforts.

Language: ko

Keywords

Prevention; Elderly suicide; Early detection