Suicide and deliberate self-harm in the elderly : an examination of risk factors with implications for prevention

Methods. Descriptive and case-control studies were conducted. Data were collected on three groups: Successful Suicides - The Leicestershire Mortality list was examined for possible suicides and their psychiatric and general hospital notes scrutinised. 85 deaths were categorised as definite or probab...

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Main Author: Dennis, Michael S.
Published: University of Leicester 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.697067