Triggers of suicide ideation and protective factors of actually executing suicide among first onset cases in older psychiatric outpatients: A qualitative study

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lee, Shwu Hua ^a,b   Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Chen, Ching Yen ^a   Huang, Li Bi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Older people; Outpatients; Psychiatric; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; FAMILY; FRIEND; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84928759124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0269-9     Document Type: Article

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