TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Suicides among family members of elderly suicide victims: an exploratory study
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Waern, Margda
SP  - 356
EP  - 364
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - This exploratory study compares elderly suicides with (n=13) and without (n=72) family member suicide. Previous episodes of suicidal behavior were more common among suicides who lost first-degree relatives by suicide (100% vs. 65%, p = .009). Six persons had lost an offspring by suicide prior to their own deaths. Substance use disorder was more prevalent among those with offspring suicide than those without (100% vs. 25%, p = .000). While informants reported that offspring suicides played a central role in the suicide of the elderly study case, sibbling suicides were not considered precipitating factors.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -