Suicide risk assessment in the depressed elderly patient with cancer

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-25

  Labisi, Ola ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder suicide; Genetic depression; Suicide risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33747201881     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v47n01_03     Document Type: Article

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