Attempted Suicide Among the Aged

Sendbuehler, J. M.; Goldstein, Stanley

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00408.x

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“…The study of cognitive impairment in these survivors and in victims of suicide has also received little attention. Some make no comment on it (Hawton and Fagg, 1990); others give rates of between 5 and 50% (Upadhyaya et al, 1989;Lyness et al, 1992;Draper, 1994;O'Neal et al, 1956;Sendbuehler and Goldstein, 1977). Only one previous study has reviewed suicide attempts by the`very old' (Frierson, 1991), in which two out of the nine patients aged over 80 had a diagnosis of dementia, both of whom were male.…”

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Suicidal Thinking in Community Residents Over Eighty

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Int. J. Geriat. Psychiatry

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Section: Relationship Between Cognitive Impairment and Suicidal Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 93%

Suicidal Thinking in Community Residents Over Eighty

Rao

Dening

Brayne³

et al. 1997

Int. J. Geriat. Psychiatry

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“…In the group of elderly who attempted or committed suicide, a significant proportion of the patients were found to have organic psychiatric disorders (especially dementia [10,11] and stroke [12]); however, this was not confirmed by others [13,14]. Other findings provide partial support for the hypothesis that cognitive impairment may have a suicide protective influence in elderly depressed patients, but cognitive impairment does not appear to influence the potential lethality of suicidal behaviour [15].…”

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Risk factors of attempted suicide in the elderly: The role of cognitive impairment

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Kovács

Voros

et al. 2005

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

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The authors' aim was to assess the prevalence and importance of dementia and cognitive impairment in relation to suicidal behaviour in elderly psychiatric inpatients. The level of cognitive functioning (according to the Mini Mental State Examination - MMSE) of the elderly suicidal inpatients (N=62) were compared to the general elderly inpatients (N=152). There were significant differences in cognitive functioning between the two groups, in the non-suicidal group the level of cognitive function was significantly lower. However, mild cognitive deficit or mild dementia were registered in 60% of the suicide attempters. The results indicate that not only mood disorders, but other risk factors (especially mild cognitive impairment), have a key role in developing suicidal behaviour in the elderly. Thus, in the treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour in the elderly, it is important to apply the complex bio-psycho-social model, in which (besides adequate pharmacotherapy) psychotherapeutic approaches and procedures to enhance cognitive functioning are of outstanding significance.

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“…This group was collected from a specific geographic/demographic area (Montreal, Canada) which provides correlative data on a clinical psychiatric, psychological, medical and epidemiological basis (Beausejour, et al, 1973;Sendbuehler, 1969Sendbuehler, , 1973Sendbuehler, Bernstein, & Nemeth, 1972;Sendbuehler, Bland, & Nemeth, 1970;Sendbuehler, Bernstein, Kincel, & SarwerFoner, 1978;Sendbuehler, Kincel, & Nemeth, 1978).…”

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Dimension of Seriousness in Attempted Suicide: Significance of the MF Scale in Suicidal MMPI Profiles

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Survivors of suicide (184) were classified clinically into serious, ambivalent, and gesture pre-and post-suicidal states. It was noted that the MMPI profile interpretation concurs with this classification and shows the Masculinity-Femininity trend. The profile interpretation makes use of the individual interscale relationships and actuarial profiles. The relationship with the psychiatric clinical diagnostic category is also necessary. The MasculinityFemininity Scale is essential in MMPI profile interpretation and is significant in statistical terms in differentiating the serious (high risk) attempters from the other groups. The Masculinity-Femininity Scale in conjunction with intrapsychic factor indicators (Scales 2, 4, G. 7. 8 ) contributes to the profile interpretation to such an extent that one can significantly differentiate suicidal from non-suicidal depressives, schizophrenics, and personality disorders. In qualitative terms, the Masculinity-Femininity Scale suggests that the serious suicide attcmpters are psychosexually maladjusted, lack self-confidence, and healthy selfesteem. This is due to a disturbance in their developmental characterological s:ructure.

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Attempted Suicide Among the Aged

Cited by 65 publications

References 11 publications

Suicidal Thinking in Community Residents Over Eighty

Suicidal Thinking in Community Residents Over Eighty

Risk factors of attempted suicide in the elderly: The role of cognitive impairment

Dimension of Seriousness in Attempted Suicide: Significance of the MF Scale in Suicidal MMPI Profiles

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