Suicide and suicide attempts by the elderly in film: related factors as shown in feature films

Abstract Objective: to analyze cases of suicide and suicide attempts by elderly persons in feature films. Method: a survey of specialized internet cinema portals was carried out. A total of 19 feature films produced between 1950 and 2014 were identified. After the authors watched the films, synops...

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Main Authors: Laércio Maciel Scalco, Juvenal Fernandes dos Santos, Monique Gomes da Silva Scalco, Armando José China Bezerra, Vicente de Paula Faleiros, Lucy Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2016-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000600906&tlng=en