Perceived reasons for, opinions about, and suggestions for elders considering suicide: Elderly outpatients perspectives

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 593-599

  Chen, Ying Jen ^a   Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Ku, Yan Chiou ^c   Lee, Shwu Hua ^d   Lee, Hsiu Lan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

gatekeepers; mass media; older people; suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84901492700     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.860424     Document Type: Article

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