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Find suicide prevention resources devoted to the elderly.
| APA - Depression and Suicide in Older Adults Resource Guide - http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/depression.html Browse to become familiar with journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and additional information provided. - [Read more] |
| At a Glance - Suicide Among the Elderly - http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/elderly.asp Peek at this fact sheet published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - [Read more] |
| Australian Doctors Help Reduce Elderly Suicide Rate By Recognizing and Treating Depression - http://www.preventsuicidenow.com/australian-doctors-help-reduce-suicides.html Become familiar with this article, penned by Kenin Caruso, addressing developments in elderly suicide prevention efforts. - [Read more] |
| Centre for Suicide Research - Suicide Prevention among Elderly People - http://selvmord.wnm.dk/Web/English/Menu2/Intervention/Suicide+Prevention+among+Elderly+People Offers "A Handbook for the Danish Municipalities - Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour among Elderly People." See Background, Purpose, Methods and Results. - [Read more] |
| Depression and Suicide Among Older Adults - http://www.cignabehavioral.com/web/basicsite/bulletinBoard/olderAdultsSuicide.jsp Explore this resources offered by CIGNA Behavioral Health. Take a self-assessment or view the FAQ. - [Read more] |
| Depression May Be Driving Elderly Over the Edge - http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/depress.htm Browse to read this article published by Nursing World. - [Read more] |
| Elder Suicide Primer, An - http://members.tripod.com/~LifeGard/elder.html Learn about the problem of senior suicide and find out what are the causes. Read about warning signs. - [Read more] |
| Elderly suicide attempters with depression are often diagnosed only after the attempt. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14716697&dopt=Abstract Offers an abstract of a paper published by Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. - [Read more] |
| Elderly Suicide Fact Sheet - http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/SuicideandtheElderly.pdf Browse to download this resource, in PDF format, published by the American Association of Suicidology. - [Read more] |
| Elderly Suicides: A Need for Prevention - http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijmh/vol2n1/suicide.xml Read this paper that provides summary data pertaining to elderly suicides in a southern rural population and discusses implications for preventive health services. - [Read more] |
| Elderly's Suicide Rate Is Up 9% Over 12 Years - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C0DE3DD1039F931A25752C0A960958260 Read this article that was publsied in the NY Times in 1996. - [Read more] |
| Evidence-based protocol. Elderly suicide: secondary prevention - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=3308&nbr=2534 Browse to become familiar with this resource provided by the National Guideline Clearinghouse. - [Read more] |
| Fierce Goodbye - The Elderly and Suicide - http://fiercegoodbye.com/?S=9 Find resources in this guide that notes elderly Americans make up about 13 percent of the country's population but account for about 20 percent of all suicides. - [Read more] |
| First Link - Elderly Suicide - http://www.myfirstlink.org/html/elderly_suicide.html Provides a guide, detailing the problem of suicide and seniors. Find out how to help or see resources offered. - [Read more] |
| HK takes Initiative in Tackling Elderly Suicide Problem - http://www.globalaging.org/health/world/2004/hk.htm Reveals that in the 1990s, the death rate of suicide by older persons in Hong Kong, was around 30 per 100,000 elderly population, compared to 15 per 100,000 general population. - [Read more] |
| International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Task Forces: Suicide in the Elderly - http://www.iasp.info/suicide_in_the_elderly.php Learn about this international task force established to increase awareness and understanding about suicide in the elderly. - [Read more] |
| JAMA - Sucide in Older Persons - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/9/1158 Shares that suicide increases with age and is most common in persons aged 65 years and older. See symptoms of major depression. - [Read more] |
| Kommunepakken - for ældre - http://www.selvmordsforskning.dk/Web/Site/Menu2/Projekter/Kommunepakken+-+for+%E6ldre Read about this Danish guide called "Kommunepakken - Selvmordsforebyggelse blandt ældre." - [Read more] |
| NIMH - Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm Become familiar with this guide that provides references and facts about depression. - [Read more] |
| Oregon Combats High Suicide Rates Among Elderly - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4866178 Listen to this radio broadcast where Oregon Public Broadcasting's Colin Fogarty looks at the reasons behind the trend and efforts at prevention. - [Read more] |
| Prevent Suicide Now.com - Elderly Suicide - http://www.preventsuicidenow.com/elderly-suicide.html Kevin Caruso offers this guide devoted to seniors and suicide. See other resources provided. - [Read more] |
| Psychiatric Times - Approaches to Prevention - http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/article/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=UL2FBODVHU25SQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleId=196901880&pgno=2 Provides details relating to indicated, selective and universal preventive strategies. - [Read more] |
| Psychiatric Times - Culture and Suicide in Late Life - http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175802910 Diego De Leo, M.D., Ph.D., and Kym Spathonis offer this article that discusses suicide among the elderly. Read for details. - [Read more] |
| Psychiatric Times - Suicidal Behavior in the Elderly - http://psychiatrictimes.com/p031252.html Browse to become familiar with this article written by Katalin Szanto, M.D. See references offered. - [Read more] |
| Psychiatric Times - Suicide in Older Adults: Management and Prevention - http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/Suicidal-Behavior/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196901880 Article offers a synopsis and description of suicide in older adults. See "Characteristics of Suicide." - [Read more] |
| Seniors Need to Stay Active to Fight Depression - http://www.preventsuicidenow.com/seniors-need-to-stay-active-to-fight-depression.html Guide, written by Kevin Caruso, details what seniors can do to ward off depression. - [Read more] |
| Suicide 'Epidemic' Among Japan's Elderly - http://fiercegoodbye.com/?P=92 Rosie Goldsmith shares this article that reveals Japan is faced with a dramatic rise in the number of suicidal and depressed elderly. - [Read more] |
| Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and How to Help - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY101 Garret D. Evans and Heidi Liss Radunovich offer this guide, published by the Uiversity of Florida - IFAS Extension. - [Read more] |
| Suicide in the Elderly - http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/6/2/102 Discover this article, published in the bulletin "Advances in Psychiatric Treatment," published by the The Royal College of Psychiatrists. - [Read more] |
| Suicide of Older Men and Women, The - http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/depression/related/suicide_3.asp Discover this guide that offers suggestions on how to prevent a tragedy. See risk factors or clues to look for. - [Read more] |