Differences in suicide behaviour in the elderly: A study in two provinces of Northern Italy

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 769-775

  Zeppegno, Patrizia ^a,c   Manzetti, E ^a   Valsesia, R ^a   Siliquini, R ^b   Ammirata, G ^a   De Donatis, O ^a   Usai, C ^a   Torre, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Life events; Mental disorders; Social isolation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 23844465236     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1354     Document Type: Article

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