Concordance of self- and proxy-reported suicide ideation in depressed adults 50 years of age or older

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-226

  Heisel, Marnin J ^a,b,c   Conwell, Yeates ^c,d   Pisani, Anthony R ^c,d   Duberstein, Paul R ^c,d  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Concordance; Detection; Older adults; Reporting; Social supports; Suicide; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUSTODY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 79957597668     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600405     Document Type: Article

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