Attempted Suicide in the Elderly: Characteristics of Suicide Attempters 70 Years and Older and a General Population Comparison Group

Attempted Suicide in the Elderly: Characteristics of Suicide Attempters 70 Years and Older and a General Population Comparison Group

Objective To identify factors associated with attempted suicide in the elderly. Design Social, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics were compared in suicide attempters (70 years and older) and a representative population sample. Settings Emergency departments at five hospitals in western S...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 2010, Vol.18 (1), p.57-67
Hauptverfasser: Wiktorsson, Stefan, M.Sc, Runeson, Bo, M.D., Ph.D, Skoog, Ingmar, M.D., Ph.D, Östling, Svante, M.D., Ph.D, Waern, Margda, M.D., Ph.D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Cognition
Dementia - diagnosis
depression
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - epidemiology
elderly
Emotions
Female
Geriatric Assessment
hopelessness
Humans
Internal Medicine
loneliness
Male
Memory
Neuropsychological Tests
Population Groups - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Suicide attempt
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Sweden
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To identify factors associated with attempted suicide in the elderly. Design Social, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics were compared in suicide attempters (70 years and older) and a representative population sample. Settings Emergency departments at five hospitals in western Sweden and a representative sample of the elderly population. Participants Persons with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score
ISSN:1064-7481
1545-7214
DOI:10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181bd1c13