Suicide in the global Chinese aging population: A review of risk and protective factors, consequences, and interventions

Aging and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-130

  Dong, Xin Qi ^a   Chang, E Shien ^a   Zeng, Ping ^b   Simon, Melissa A ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese population; Older adults; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; CHINA; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF POISONING; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84936101298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14336/AD.2014.0223     Document Type: Review

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