@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of suicide in the older adult population in Quebec",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2005",
author="Preville, M. and Boyer, Richard and Hebert, Russell and Bravo, Gina and Seguin, Monique",
volume="35",
number="1",
pages="91-105",
abstract="This study was undertaken to describe the characteristics of adults aged 60 years and over who committed suicide in Quebec in 1998-1999. In this study, 42.6% of the suicide cases presented mental disorders at the time of their death, mainly depression. Sixty-five (65.3%) percent of the suicide cases would have been considered as having a mental health disorder if sub-threshold depression cases were included. Only 27.7% of the cases did not express any idea of death during the 6-month period preceding their suicide. One interesting finding was that 53.5% of the suicide cases consulted a general practitioner or specialist during the 2-week period preceding their death. Our results showed that only 8.1% had a severe level of functional limitations at the time of their death. This result leads us to interpret with caution the conclusion of some studies suggesting that physical frailty is a major causal factor associated with suicide among the elderly.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1521/suli.35.1.91.59269",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.35.1.91.59269"
}