Evaluation of attempted older adults suicides admitted to a University Hospital Emergency Department: Izmir study
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Duygu Keskin GÖKÇELLİ, Pinar Tosun Tasar, Nur Ozge AKÇAM, Sevnaz ŞAHİN, Funda KARBEK AKARCA, Ekin Özgür AKTAŞ, Soner DUMAN, Selahattin Fehmi AKÇİÇEK, Aysin Noyan
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 30, pp 196-199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2017.10.002
Summary
Introduction: Advanced age is one of the risk factors for attempting suicide. Suicide attempts are one of the reasons for elderly patients to admit emergency services. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between suicidal behavior and sociodemographic factors and concurrent somatic diseases.