Epidemiology of suicidal ideation and help-seeking behaviors among the elderly in Japan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 605-610

  Ono, Yutaka ^a   Tanaka, Eriko ^a   Oyama, Hiroshi ^b   Toyokawa, Keiko ^c   Koizumi, Takeshi ^c   Shinohe, Kiku ^c   Satoh, Kyoko ^c   Nishizuka, Emiko ^c   Kominato, Harue ^c   Nakamura, Kenji ^d   Yoshimura, Kimio ^e  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aomori Prefectural Center for Mental Health and Welfare   (Japan)

^c Nagawa Town Office   (Japan)

^d Japan Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Help seeking behavior; Japan; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF HELP; SUICIDE;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0035205412     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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