Reasons for living, hopelessness, and suicide ideation among depressed adults 50 years or older

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 736-741

  Britton, Peter C ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^a,b   Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b   Heisel, Marnin J ^b,c,d   Hirsch, Jameson K ^b,e   Conwell, Yeates ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Hopelessness; Reasons for living; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; AGING; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 61449451896     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31817b609a     Document Type: Article

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