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Suicide in later life
— public health and practitioner perspectives | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Steve Iliffe |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 25, no 12, December 2010 |
| Pages | pp 1230-1238 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Suicide ; At risk ; Preventative medicine ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | A selective review of literature focusing on the epidemiology of suicide among older people was conducted. Papers were selected for their ability to shed light on the potential for prevention and practice from public health perspectives. Findings of the review showed that whilst the majority of older people who commit suicide have major depression, suicide seems to be due to a combination of personality factors and co-morbidities, including chronic pain and disablement. Complex multi-component public health studies are underway and are likely to provide useful knowledge to guide practice more precisely, but there is remarkably little information about the involvement of older people in risk reduction or about harm minimisation approaches at patient and public participation levels. For lack of sufficient evidence from intervention trials that are specific to older people, practitioners need to extrapolate from studies of younger adults and be aware of risk factors for suicide in later life. Public health approaches combined with practitioners' experiences of older people at risk may help minimise the risks of suicide in later life. These are fruitful areas for collaborative practice development, service initiatives, evaluation, and research. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110804009 A |
| Classmark | EV: CA3: LK2: 64A |
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