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Peer reviewedMcIntosh, John L. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1992
Presents epidemiological data for levels and trends in suicide among elderly, focusing on U.S. figures. Details age, sex, race, marital status, and methods of suicide as factors in suicide among the old. Discusses past trends and future predictions of changes in elderly suicide rates. Notes data and literatures on parasuicides and survivors of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Epidemiology, Marital Status, Older Adults
