@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempts among the elderly",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="1997",
author="Kjølseth, I and Ekeberg, O.",
volume="117",
number="27",
pages="3988-3991",
abstract="The purpose of the study is to describe the life stories leading to the suicide attempts. In-depth interviews with nine persons who had attempted suicide (six females and three males, mean age 73 years) were analysed using a qualitative method. Five categories describe the main interview topics: &quot;I had to leave home to survive.&quot; (childhood, youth), &quot;You have to bear it.&quot; (adult life), &quot;I will manage, I always have.&quot; (present life), &quot;You have to give in order to get. If you have nothing to offer, then life is not worth living.&quot; (expectations for future life), &quot;I want to decide my own life.&quot; (reflections concerning the suicide attempt). The life stories have a common theme; the patients grew up under very difficult conditions and had little emotional support. Their basic trust was poorly developed and their self-esteem was dependent on their capability to work and to give. Without this capability they felt worthless, and life was unbearable. Attempted suicide was the consequence.<p /><p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}