TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Suicide in the elderly in Austria
JO  - International journal of geriatric psychiatry
A1  - Etzersdorfer, E.
A1  - Fischer, P.
SP  - 727
EP  - 730
VL  - 8
IS  - 9
N2  - In most countries men and women have the highest suicide rates in age groups over 60 years. We investigated suicide rates for the elderly in Austria, a country with one of the highest suicide rates in the world, for the period 1980-1991, using data from the Federal Statistical Division. Suicide rates remained stable over the last decade at a very high level. The mean rate for men was 85.2, for women 28.6/100 000. In men and women rates rise with age. The mean rate of men rises from 51.2 (60-64 years) to 117.3/100 000 (over 85 years); in women there is an increase from 21.4 (60-64 years) to 32.8/100 000 (over 85 years). We did not confirm findings in other countries, where suicide rates have increased in recent years. Copyright © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-6230
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.930080904
ID  - ref1
ER  -