Does improvement in the treatment of those who attempt suicide contribute to a reduction in elderly suicide rates in England?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 768-773

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly suicide attempts; Elderly suicides; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESUSCITATION; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 69549105816     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209009375     Document Type: Article

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