Those 65 and Older Take Their Lives at a Higher Rate.... / Jodi Nirode.
by Nirode, Jodi; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 72Family. Publisher: Columbus Dispatch, 2002ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Aged -- Mental health | Aged -- Suicidal behavior | Depression in old age | Suicide -- Risk factors | Suicide victimsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Overall, suicide rates for adults have been on the decline since 1970. But since 1933--as long as the federal government has taken notice--those 65 and older have committed suicide more often than those of any other age group." (COLUMBUS DISPATCH) The author examines suicide among the elderly and cites depression and isolation as the primary reasons for the occurrences.
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Originally Published: Those 65 and Older Take Their Lives at a Higher Rate..., July 7, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Overall, suicide rates for adults have been on the decline since 1970. But since 1933--as long as the federal government has taken notice--those 65 and older have committed suicide more often than those of any other age group." (COLUMBUS DISPATCH) The author examines suicide among the elderly and cites depression and isolation as the primary reasons for the occurrences.
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