| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ALL ISSUES | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||
Regular Article |
Received February 21, 1997; revised May 8, 1997; accepted July 18, 1997. From the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY. Address correspondence to Dr. Conwell, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY 14642. e-mail: yconwell{at}cc.urmc.rochester.edu
The authors described retrospectively the premorbid self-destructive behaviors of suicide victims to determine whether these behaviors differ with age. One hundred forty-one suicide victims, age 21–92 years, were studied by psychological autopsy. Older age was significantly associated with more determined and planful self-destructive acts, less violent methods, and fewer warnings of suicidal intent. Age differences in the behaviors leading to suicide indicate that intervention in the midst of a suicidal crisis may be less effective in elderly persons than in younger people. Primary prevention should be the focus of efforts to decrease suicide rates in late life.
Key Words: Suicide • Age Factors • Geriatric
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  S. D. Vannoy, P. Duberstein, K. Cukrowicz, E. Lin, M.-Y. Fan, and J. Unutzer The Relationship Between Suicide Ideation and Late-Life Depression Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, December 1, 2007; 15(12): 1024 - 1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 L. Vanlaere, F. Bouckaert, and C. Gastmans Care for suicidal older people: current clinical-ethical considerations J. Med. Ethics, July 1, 2007; 33(7): 376 - 381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y. Barak, D. Aizenberg, H. Szor, M. Swartz, R. Maor, and H. Y. Knobler Increased Risk of Attempted Suicide Among Aging Holocaust Survivors Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, August 1, 2005; 13(8): 701 - 704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 A. Dumais, A. D. Lesage, A. Lalovic, M. Seguin, M. Tousignant, N. Chawky, and G. Turecki Is Violent Method of Suicide a Behavioral Marker of Lifetime Aggression? Am J Psychiatry, July 1, 2005; 162(7): 1375 - 1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 R. C. Abrams, P. M. Marzuk, K. Tardiff, and A. C. Leon Preference for Fall From Height as a Method of Suicide by Elderly Residents of New York City Am J Public Health, June 1, 2005; 95(6): 1000 - 1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. Waern ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND MISUSE IN ELDERLY SUICIDES Alcohol Alcohol., May 1, 2003; 38(3): 249 - 254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. A. Oquendo, G. P. A. Placidi, K. M. Malone, C. Campbell, J. Keilp, B. Brodsky, L. S. Kegeles, T. B. Cooper, R. V. Parsey, R. L. Van Heertum, et al. Positron Emission Tomography of Regional Brain Metabolic Responses to a Serotonergic Challenge and Lethality of Suicide Attempts in Major Depression Arch Gen Psychiatry, January 1, 2003; 60(1): 14 - 22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y. Conwell, P. R. Duberstein, K. Connor, S. Eberly, C. Cox, and E. D. Caine Access to Firearms and Risk for Suicide in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, August 1, 2002; 10(4): 407 - 416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. J. Heisel, G. L. Flett, and A. Besser Cognitive Functioning and Geriatric Suicide Ideation: Testing a Mediational Model Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, August 1, 2002; 10(4): 428 - 436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 Y. Conwell and P. R. Duberstein Suicide in Elders Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., April 1, 2001; 932(1): 132 - 150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 D. A. King, Y. Conwell, C. Cox, R. E. Henderson, D. G. Denning, and E. D. Caine A Neuropsychological Comparison of Depressed Suicide Attempters and Nonattempters J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, February 1, 2000; 12(1): 64 - 70. [Abstract] [Full Text]
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. R. Duberstein, Y. Conwell, L. Seidlitz, J. M. Lyness, C. Cox, and E. D. Caine Age and Suicidal Ideation in Older Depressed Inpatients Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, November 1, 1999; 7(4): 289 - 296. [Abstract] [Full Text]
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. S. Alexopoulos, M. L. Bruce, J. Hull, J. A. Sirey, and T. Kakuma Clinical Determinants of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Geriatric Depression Arch Gen Psychiatry, November 1, 1999; 56(11): 1048 - 1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. J. Tueth and P. Zuberi Life-Threatening Psychiatric Emergencies in the Elderly: Overview J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, July 1, 1999; 12(2): 60 - 66. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ALL ISSUES | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
