Suicide prevention for older adults in residential communities: Implications for policy and practice

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Podgorski, Carol A ^a   Langford, Linda ^b   Pearson, Jane L ^c   Conwell, Yeates ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Suicide Prevention Resource Center   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEPRESSION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953269792     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000254     Document Type: Article

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