Attempted Suicide in the Older Adults: A Case Series From the Psychiatry Ward of the University Hospital Maggiore Della Carità, Novara, Italy

Introduction: As suicide rates increase with age, it is mandatory to carefully assess old age suicidal behaviors. Our aim was to describe the main socio-demographic and clinical features of a sample of suicide attempters aged 65 years and older, and to assess differences within the sample (men vs. w...

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Main Authors: Carla Gramaglia, Maria Martelli, Lorenza Scotti, Lucia Bestagini, Eleonora Gambaro, Marco Romero, Patrizia Zeppegno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.732284/full