Suicidal ideation in acutely medically ill elderly inpatients: Prevalence, correlates and longitudinal stability

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 162-169

  Shah, Ajit ^a,d   Hoxey, Katharina ^b   Mayadunne, Vidurath ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b West London Mental Health Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Geriatrics; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK ROLE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033999539     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200002)15:2<162::AID-GPS94>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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