The Physical Consequences of Self-Poisoning by the Elderly

Proudfoot, A.T.; Wright, Nancy A.

doi:10.1159/000245368

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“…Dodge and Austin (1990) have provided evidence that the three-generation family of elderly Japanese may help to prevent egoism and ultimately reduce isolation and elderly suicides. Proudfoot and Wright (1972) have pointed out that an unfortunate consequence of social isolation and the likelihood of living alone is that there is less chance that older adults who attempt suicide will be discovered and rescued before their attempt results in a fatal outcome.…”

Section: Social Isolation and Widowhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Special high-risk factors in suicide among older adults.

McIntosh¹,

Santos²,

Hubbard³

et al.

Elder Suicide: Research, Theory and Treatment.

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A vious chapters with respect to suicide in late life. Each of those to be elaborated here has been noted briefly in chapter 1 or 2. In chapter 1, our intent was to provide the reader with basic demographic features of the suicidal elderly. In that regard, we introduced several of the topics that we will enlarge upon here and conveyed their primary relationship with suicidal incidence. In this chapter, we will give special attention to a selected number of those risk factors that are particularly important in late life, by expanding the coverage and reviewing the literature for each. These factors can be divided in terms of those involving losses and exit events (including retirement, social isolation, and widowhood), and those involving mental and physical pathology (including physical illness and pain as well as terminal illness, psychopathology, Alzheimer's Disease and other organic brain disorders, and alcoholism). Finally, we will review two additional issues that deserve special attention: nursing home and other institutional suicides, and murder-suicide and suicide pacts.

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Section: Social Isolation and Widowhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Special high-risk factors in suicide among older adults.

McIntosh¹,

Santos²,

Hubbard³

et al.

Elder Suicide: Research, Theory and Treatment.

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A review of the research on geriatric suicide

Miller

1979

Death Education

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Patterns of Suicidal Behavior in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Preliminary Report on an Ongoing Study

1989

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The prevention of suicide and other forms of self-destructive behavior among elderly residents of institutions is a major consideration because of its importance from humanitarian, professional, and legal points of view. One major aim of this study is to determine the extent and nature of overt suicide, attempted suicide, and intentional life-threatening behavior (ILTB) in long-term care facilities and to identify differences in patterns of suicidal behavior by gender, age, and race. A random sample of 1080 institutions was chosen from the National Master Facility Inventory obtained from the Long-Term Care Statistics Branch of the National Center for Health Statistics. A written questionnaire containing items on facility characteristics, staff and residents, and number of overt suicides, attempted suicides, incidents of ILTB, and deaths from ILTB was mailed to administrators of facilities. Questionnaires were received from administrators in 463 facilities across the country. Chi-square techniques allowed us to determine differences in types of suicidal behavior and whether or not death was likely to result from suicidal behavior by gender, age, and race. Men and women differed from each other in terms of the method chosen. The young-old, old-old, and those under sixty differed on type of suicidal behavior, as well as on likelihood of death from participation in suicidal behaviors.

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The Physical Consequences of Self-Poisoning by the Elderly

Cited by 3 publications

References 1 publication

Special high-risk factors in suicide among older adults.

Special high-risk factors in suicide among older adults.

A review of the research on geriatric suicide

Patterns of Suicidal Behavior in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Preliminary Report on an Ongoing Study

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