@article{ref1,
title="Age differences in behaviors leading to completed suicide",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="1998",
author="Conwell, Yeates and Duberstein, P. R. and Cox, C. and Herrmann, J. and Forbes, N. and Caine, E. D.",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="122-126",
abstract="The authors described retrospectively the premorbid self destructive behaviors of suicide victims to determine whether these behaviors differ with age. One hundred forty one suicide victims, age 21-92 years, were studied by psychological autopsy. Older age was significantly associated with more determined and planful self-destructive acts, less violent methods, and fewer warnings of suicidal intent. Age differences in the behaviors leading to suicide indicate that intervention in the midst of a suicidal crisis may be less effective in elderly persons than in younger people. Primary prevention should be the focus of efforts to decrease suicide rates in late life.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005"
}