Loneliness and abuse as risk factors for suicide in older adults: new developments and the contribution of the WPA Section on Old Age Psychiatry
Author(s)
de Mendonca Lima, Carlos Augusto
De Leo, Diego
Ivbijaro, Gabriel
Svab, Igor
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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Suicide is a major public health problem, with 817,000 cases worldwide in 2016. The incidence is highest in those aged 70 years or older, among both men and women, in almost all regions of the world1.Suicide is a major public health problem, with 817,000 cases worldwide in 2016. The incidence is highest in those aged 70 years or older, among both men and women, in almost all regions of the world1.
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Journal Title
World Psychiatry
Volume
20
Issue
3
Subject
Clinical sciences
Sociology
Psychology
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Psychiatry