Suicidal behaviour and suicide prevention in later life

Maturitas

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-183

  Draper, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiological factors; Depression; Old age; Suicidal behaviour; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; AGEISM; AGING; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; LIMBIC CORTEX; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSIS; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADDICTION; AGED; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84916886997     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.04.003     Document Type: Review

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