Suicide in old age: A tragedy of neglect

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-222

  Duckworth, Geoffrey ^a,c   McBride, Hazel ^b  

^a Mississauga Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

antidepressants; depression; diagnoses; geriatric; physi cal illness; referral; stigma; suicide; treatment

Indexed keywords

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030012549     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379604100405     Document Type: Article

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