Suicidal feelings in the last year of life in elderly people who commit suicide

被引:94
作者
Waern, M [1 ]
Beskow, J
Runeson, B
Skoog, I
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrens Univ Hosp, Inst Clin Neurosci, Sect Psychiat, S-41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Inst, Ctr Suicide Res & Prevent, Stockholm, Sweden
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D O I
10.1016/S0140-6736(99)93099-4
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We examined suicidal feelings noted by doctors and by relatives of 85 elderly (greater than or equal to 65 years) people who died by suicide. When depression is suspected in an elderly patient, suicidal feelings should be assessed even during follow-up treatment.
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页码:917 / 918
页数:2
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