Suicidal feelings in the last year of life in elderly people who commit suicide.
We examined suicidal feelings noted by doctors and by relatives of 85 elderly (> or = 65 years) people who died by suicide. When depression is suspected in an elderly patient, suicidal feelings should be assessed even during follow-up treatment.
Waern
M
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Beskow
J
J
Runeson
B
B
Skoog
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D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden; D000092864:Suicide Prevention