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dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, Diego
dc.contributor.authorGiannotti, Andrea Viecelli
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30T05:30:43Z
dc.date.available2021-09-30T05:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0091-7435
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106735
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/408491
dc.description.abstractSuicide in old age represents a sad public health concern. Despite the global decline in rates of suicide and the general amelioration of quality of life and access to health care for older adults, their rates of suicide remain the highest virtually in every part of the world. With the aging of the world population and the growing number of mononuclear families, the risk of an increase in isolation, loneliness and dependency does not appear ungrounded. The Covid-19 pandemic is claiming the life of many older persons and creating unprecedented conditions of distress, particularly for this segment of the population. This article briefly examines the main characteristics of suicidal behavior in late life, including observations deriving from the spread of the Sars-2 coronavirus and possible strategies for prevention.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom106735
dc.relation.ispartofissuePt 1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPreventive Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume152
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.keywordsOld age
dc.subject.keywordsPrevention strategies
dc.subject.keywordsRisk and protective factors
dc.subject.keywordsSuicide
dc.subject.keywordsUnderreporting
dc.titleSuicide in late life: A viewpoint
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDe Leo, D; Giannotti, AV, Suicide in late life: A viewpoint, Preventive Medicine, 2021, 152 (Pt 1), pp. 106735
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-07-16
dc.date.updated2021-09-24T04:56:25Z
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gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego


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