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| Older people and suicide | | Author(s) | Derek Beeston |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, Staffordshire University |
| Publisher | CSIP West Midlands Development Centre, Stafford, 2006 |
| Pages | 69 pp |
| Source | Report to be reformatted as DVD. http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/sciences/ihr/camh/ http://www.westmidlands.csip.org.uk/publications |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Research Reviews ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Older people are the most successful age group for suicide with about one in four attempts resulting in death. Between 1995 and 2004, at least 494 men and 202 women died by suicide in the West Midlands. Around two thirds of these suffered from depression, but with timely detection and intervention, their deaths could have been prevented. This paper aims to provide an evidence based discussion that will assist health and social care providers and policy makers to engage in primary, secondary and tertiary interventions in response to at-risk suicidal behaviour in the older person. A secondary aim is to promote a wider awareness of the problem of suicide in older people amongst community opinion formers and the media. The paper is based on a literature review using electronic databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, the Cochrane Database, and Bandolier (electronic journal and database). Also searched were E-bry (a full text on-line library of text-books), and textbooks and journals in Staffordshire University Library. The focus is on older people who come into contact with health and social care providers, voluntary and community organisations (including faith based groups) in a variety of settings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070608201 B |
| Classmark | EV: 3A:6KC: 64A |
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