Severity of depression and suicidal ideations among elderly people in Singapore

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 338-346

  Tan, Lay Ling ^a   Wong, Hwee Bee ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Association; Suicidality; Suicide risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 38949147793     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005789     Document Type: Article

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