Attempted suicide in the elderly in England: Age-associated rates, time trends and methods

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 889-895

  Shah, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Elderly attempted suicide; Elderly deliberate self harm; Elderly suicide

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF POISONING; SMOKE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TIME; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 70350496365     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209009442     Document Type: Article

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