Suicide from the perspectives of older men who experience depression: A gender analysis

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 444-454

  Oliffe, John L ^a   Han, Christina S E ^a   Ogrodniczuk, John S ^a   Phillips, J Craig ^a   Roy, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

depression; masculinity; older men; suicide

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDE; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDE; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 80455128964     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311408410     Document Type: Article

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