TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The effect of cancer on suicide among elderly Holocaust survivors
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Nakash, Ora
A1  - Liphshitz, Irena
A1  - Keinan-Boker, Lital
A1  - Levav, Itzhak
SP  - 290
EP  - 295
VL  - 43
IS  - 3
N2  - Jewish-Israelis of European origin with cancer have higher suicide rates relative to their counterparts in the general population. We investigated whether this effect results from the high proportion of Holocaust survivors among them, due to vulnerabilities arising from the earlier traumas they sustained. The study was based on all Jewish-European persons with cancer, 60 years and over, diagnosed in Israel between 1999 and 2007. The standardized incidence ratios were not significantly different between the exposed and nonexposed groups (men: 0.90, 95% CI 0.60-1.19; women: 0.95, 95% CI 0.55-1.37). Past exposure to maximum adversity did not increase the suicide risk among persons with cancer.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12015
ID  - ref1
ER  -