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Risk factors for suicide in elderly in comparison to younger age groups

Author(s) -

PN Suresh Kumar,

PK Anish,

Biju George

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

indian journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1998-3794

pISSN - 0019-5545

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.166614

Subject(s) - psychiatry , depression (economics) , medicine , population , mental illness , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , family history , psychological intervention , stressor , poison control , mental health , medical emergency , environmental health , radiology , economics , macroeconomics

The elderly population has a significant risk of suicide when compared to any other age group. Despite this, suicide among the aged receives scant attention. Hence, identification of suicide risk factors specific to this population will help in the development of suitable prevention strategies for this group.

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