A systematic review of physical illness, functional disability, and suicidal behaviour among older adults

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 166-194

  Fässberg, Madeleine Mellqvist ^a   Cheung, Gary ^b   Canetto, Silvia Sara ^c   Erlangsen, Annette ^d,e   Lapierre, Sylvie ^f   Lindner, Reinhard ^g   Draper, Brian ^h   Gallo, Joseph J ^e   Wong, Christine ⁱ   Wu, Jing ^a   Duberstein, Paul ^j   Wærn, Margda ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d University Mental Health Centre   (Denmark)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ Samaritans of Singapore ^*  (Singapore)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

death wishes; functional disability; nonfatal suicidal behaviour; physical illness; suicidal ideation; suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTOMUTILATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84955377649     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1083945     Document Type: Review

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