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Suicide among the elderly
— long-term impact of a telephone support and assessment intervention in northern Italy | | Author(s) | Diego De Leo, Marirosa Dello Buono, Jonathan Dwyer |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 181, September 2002 |
| Pages | pp 226-229 |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Death rate [statistics] ; Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Telephone ; Long term ; Italy. |
| Annotation | The TeleHelp TeleCheck service is an innovative telephone helpline and 24-hour emergency response service in Northern Italy. This study examines whether the previously reported trend towards fewer suicides among older people in Northern Italy has continued. Data from 1988 to 1998 allowed comparison of 18,641 service users with a comparable general population group of the Veneto region. Significantly fewer suicide deaths occurred among older service users, despite an assumed over-representation of those at increased risk. The service performed well for older females, but there is no explanation for the apparent lack of benefit for older males. The study confirms the initial promise of the TeleHelp TeleCheck service over a longer time span. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021120208 A |
| Classmark | EV: S5: E: LP: UJ: 4Q: 76V |
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