Suicide and Psychiatric Care In the Aging

Gardner, Elmer A.; Bahn, Anita K.; Mack, Marjorie

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1964.01720240001001

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“…The risk of suicide following non-fatal self-harm has been shown to be greater in older than in younger adults (Gardner et al, 1964;Dorpat and Ripley, 1967;Burston, 1969;Benson and Brodie, 1975;Lonnqvist and Achte, 1985;Hawton and Fagg, 1990;Merrill and Owens, 1990;Frierson, 1991;Nowers, 1993;Draper, 1994;Hepple and Quinton, 1997;Dennis and Lindesay, 1995), although recent increases in suicides among young males may point, these days, to especially high levels in young men-only emerging since these published studies were undertaken. The UK Royal College of Psychiatrists has made its policy clear: that 'it should be usual to refer patients aged over 65 years to the specialist service as a matter of routine' (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994).…”

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“…However, when self-harm does occur in older people, the risk of subsequent suicide is greater than that in younger patients (Gardner et al, 1964;Dorpat and Ripley, 1967;Burston, 1969;Benson and Brodie, 1975;Lonnqvist and Achte, 1985;Hawton and Fagg, 1990;Merrill and Owens, 1990;Frierson, 1991;Nowers, 1993;Draper, 1994;Hepple and Quinton, 1997;Dennis and Lindesay, 1995).…”

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Assessment and management of self‐harm in older adults attending accident and emergency: a comparative cross‐sectional study

Marriott

Horrocks

House

et al. 2003

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Fortunately, older people attending accident and emergency following self-harm seemed likely to receive psychosocial assessment from a mental health specialist, and they were much more likely than younger patients to be offered after-care. Hospitals will need to monitor accident and emergency and other records if they are to check that their services are responding to the high risks seen in older patients.

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Assessment and management of self‐harm in older adults attending accident and emergency: a comparative cross‐sectional study

Marriott

Horrocks

House

et al. 2003

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Only a few studies have compared psychogeriatric and younger suicides (Gardiner et al, 1964;Modestin, 1989). Comparison with the ®rst study is problematic because it included inpatient and outpatient suicides at an age cuto of 55 years (Gardiner et al, 1994).…”

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Psychogeriatric Inpatient Suicides in Australia

Shah

Ganesvaran²

1997

Int. J. Geriat. Psychiatry

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“…This is also suggested by their choice of more lethal methods (Frierson, 1991), the content of suicide notes (Miller, 1979), psychiatric evaluations (Lonnqvist and Achte Â, 1985), and the higher rate of completed suicides following one or more previous attempts, compared with younger groups (Gardner et al, 1964).…”

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Attempted and completed suicide in older subjects: results from the WHO/EURO multicentre study of suicidal behaviour

Leo

Padoani

Scocco

et al. 2001

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Stockholm (Sweden), Pontoise (France) and Oxford (UK) had the highest suicide attempts rates. In most centres, the majority of elderly who attempted suicide were widow(er)s, often living alone, who used predominantly voluntary drug ingestion. Non-fatal suicidal behaviour decreased with increasing age, whereas suicide rates rose. The ratio between fatal and non-fatal behaviours was 1:2, that for males/females almost 1:1. In the years considered, substantial stability in suicide and attempted suicide rates was observed. As their age increased, suicidal subjects displayed only a limited tendency to repeat self-destructive acts. Moreover, there was little correlation between attempted suicide and suicide rates, which carries different clinical implications for non-fatal suicidal behaviour in the elderly compared with younger subjects in the same WHO/EURO study.

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Suicide and Psychiatric Care In the Aging

Cited by 83 publications

References 9 publications

Assessment and management of self‐harm in older adults attending accident and emergency: a comparative cross‐sectional study

Assessment and management of self‐harm in older adults attending accident and emergency: a comparative cross‐sectional study

Psychogeriatric Inpatient Suicides in Australia

Attempted and completed suicide in older subjects: results from the WHO/EURO multicentre study of suicidal behaviour

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