Suicidal thoughts and associated factors in an elderly population

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-111

  Forsell, Y ^a,c   Jorm, A F ^b   Winblad, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly populations; Major depression; Suicidal thoughts

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031042822     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00382.x     Document Type: Article

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