@article{ref1,
title="Attempted suicide in late life - Review of results of Pecs centre in WHO/EURO multicenter study of suicidal behaviour",
journal="Psychiatria Danubina",
year="2002",
author="Osváth, P. and Fekete, S. and Vörös, V.",
volume="14",
number="1-2",
pages="3-8",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the characteristics of old age suicide attempters (65 years and over) with special regard to organic and depressive disorders as well as sociodemographic factors. <br><br>SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Within the framework of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study of Suicidal Behaviour data of 1158 suicide attempts were collected and comparing old age group (N=78) to younger suicide attempters (N=1080). <br><br>RESULTS: In the sample the old age attempters were characterised by a much higher rate of female attempters, hard methods (especially among old male), lower rate of repeaters, and higher proportion of depressive and organic disorders. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Authors pointed out, that the recognition and treatment of depression plays a very important role in suicide prevention in the elderly population, and adequate emotional and psychosocial support by family and health care systems seems to be essential.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0353-5053",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}