Citation

Johnston M, Walker M. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 1996; 18(4): 257-260.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Ottawa General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8832259

Abstract

We wish to stress the importance of remaining alert to the possibility of both depression and suicidality in the geriatric population. There is also a need for flexibility in assessing the elderly who may present with atypical symptoms of depression and who may not express their distress directly. The interaction of risk factors may be instrumental in determining the risk for suicide in a particular patient. In our case, we have identified an impaired ability to communicate, intractable tinnitus, and feelings of helplessness.

Language: en