[Analysis of psychological examination results for patients over 60 years of age treated in the Department of Clinical Toxicology CM UJ after suicide attempts].
Psychological examination done in the Toxicological Department covers almost all patients treated after suicidal attempts. Elder people constitute a small percentage of this population. Our observation shows, that this percentage is growing in recent years. This analysis covers 188 patients over 60 years of age. Involvement of a psychologist was not only diagnostic but also therapeutic. Important part of the treatment included a session with patient's family and effort targeted to help patients for whom coming back to their previous environment could present life threatening danger.
Szczepańska
Łucja
Ł
Klinika Toksykologii KMPiChS Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 31-826 Kraków, Os. Złota Jesień 1.
Madej
Joanna
J
Groszek
Barbara
B
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012931:Social Environment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014116:Toxicology