Age Differences in Behaviors Leading to Completed Suicide

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This study uses psychological autopsies to compare the premorbid self-destructive behaviors of 141 suicide victims aged 21 to 92. It finds that older individuals tend to exhibit more determined and planful acts with less violent methods and fewer warnings compared to younger counterparts. The authors suggest these age-related differences imply that crisis intervention may be less effective for the elderly, highlighting primary prevention as a key focus for late-life suicide reduction.

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391766cae3934ba9
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OpenAlex
Author
Yeates Conwell (University of Rochester), Paul R. Duberstein (University of Rochester), Christopher Cox (University of Rochester), John Herrmann (University of Rochester), Nicholas Forbes (University of Rochester), Eric D. Caine (University of Rochester)
Published
1998-01-01
OA status
hybrid
DOI
10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005
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279

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@article{allodium:391766cae3934ba9,
  title = {Age Differences in Behaviors Leading to Completed Suicide},
  author = {Yeates Conwell and Paul R. Duberstein and Christopher Cox and John Herrmann and Nicholas Forbes and Eric D. Caine},
  year = {1998},
  journal = {OpenAlex},
  doi = {10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Age Differences in Behaviors Leading to Completed Suicide
AU  - Conwell, Yeates
AU  - Duberstein, Paul R.
AU  - Cox, Christopher
AU  - Herrmann, John
AU  - Forbes, Nicholas
AU  - Caine, Eric D.
PY  - 1998
PB  - OpenAlex
DO  - 10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005
ER  -

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Conwell, Y., Duberstein, P. R., Cox, C., Herrmann, J., Forbes, N., & Caine, E. D. (1998). Age Differences in Behaviors Leading to Completed Suicide. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199805000-00005

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