The prevalence and predictors of passive death wishes in Europe: A 2-year follow-up of the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 923-929

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cross national; epidemiology; older adults; suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PASSIVE DEATH WISH; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 80051907018     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2626     Document Type: Review

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