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Suicidal feelings in the last year of life in elderly people who commit suicide
Author(s)Margda Waern, Jan Beskow, Bo Runeson
Journal titleThe Lancet, vol 354, no 9182, 11 September 1999
Pagespp 917-918
KeywordsSuicide ; Depression ; Dying ; Scandinavia.
AnnotationLetter in The Lancet detailing a Swedish study undertaken by research staff based at Göteborg University and the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. The study examined suicidal feelings noted by doctors and by relatives of 85 older people (over 65 years) who died by suicide. It concludes that most elderly people who commit suicide suffer from depression. Their findings highlight the need for repeated evaluations of suicidal feelings in depressed older patients by clinicians, even during follow-up treatment. (KJ).
Accession NumberCPA-991004204 A
ClassmarkEV: ENR: CX: 76G *

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