What Cognitive functins are associated with passive suicidal ideation? Findings from a national sample of community dwelling Israelis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 472-478

  Ayalon, Liat ^a   Litwin, Howard ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affect; Death; Epidemiology; Risk; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOPE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; SUICIDE; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 67649342790     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2140     Document Type: Article

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