TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Violent deaths among Russian and EU male older adults
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Innamorati, Marco
A1  - Serafini, Gianluca
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Amore, Mario
A1  - Girardi, Paolo
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
SP  - 89
EP  - 94
VL  - 60
IS  - 1
N2  - AIMS: This ecological comparison study explored temporal trends since 1985 in age-adjusted suicide and homicide rates for older male adults (over the age of 65) resident in the EU and the Russian Federation. METHODS: The data were extracted from the World Health Organization's (WHO) European mortality database. RESULTS: Older men resident in the Russian Federation had a higher risk of dying a violent death (by homicide and by suicide) than their younger compatriots (relative risks (RR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.31). Conversely, in the EU, older men had a higher risk of dying from suicide (RRs of 1.52 for men over the age of 65 and 3.27 for men over the age of 75) and a lower risk of being victims of homicide (RRs ranging between 0.84 and 0.89) than their younger compatriots. CONCLUSIONS: The European region is characterized by great inequalities in rates of violent deaths among the elderly.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764012467261
ID  - ref1
ER  -