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Psychological factors among elderly women with suicidal intentions or attempts to suicide — a controlled comparison
Author(s)	Rosalind Lau, Carol A Morse, Stephen Macfarlane
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 22, no 1, 2010
Pages	pp 3-14
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older women ; Suicide ; Mental health [elderly] ; Mental disorder ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; Australia.
Annotation	The aim of this study was to measure a range of psychological factors identified as important in the literature (resilience, psychological distress, feelings of hopelessness, personal and interpersonal control) among community-dwelling older women (N = 31) in Melbourne, Australia who had suicidal intentions or attempted suicide. The target group was matched to a control group on age within 5 years. The target group reported lower resilience, personal and interpersonal control but higher psychological distress and feelings of hopelessness compared to the control group. Women who had suicidal ideation or attempts in the last 12 months reported higher personal and interpersonal control. This suggests that although suicide among older women is strongly linked to psychological factors, it warrants further investigation. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100512202 A
Classmark	BD: EV: D: E: K4: 3F: 7YA
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