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SUICIDE AND PARASUICIDE IN OLD AGE: A REVIEW

KENNETH SHULMAN

Ontario Mental Health Foundation

The disproportionately high suicide rate among the elderly is examined in this review. As opposed to younger age groups, a close association exists between suicide and parasuicide in old age. Factors associated with these events include a high incidence of depression, serious physical illness, as well as social factors that serve to isolate the individual and deprive him of positive support and therapeutic intervention.

A high risk profile and integrative model are proposed.


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