Open AccessRisk factors for suicide in elderly in comparison to younger age groups
Author(s) -
Prawin Kumar,
P K Anish,
Biju George
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/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 , mental illness , population , suicide attempt , suicide prevention , psychological intervention , family history , poison control , stressor , 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.