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Suicide and the Elderly

In: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging
Edited by: Kyriakos S. Markides
Subject:Health Care & Aging, Health Psychology
Keywords:suicide; suicide and the elderly

Suicide in older adults is a salient concern for geriatric public mental health care in the United States and around the world. The U.S. population age 65 years and older has the highest suicide rates of any age group despite clinical ...

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  Markides, K. S. (2007). Suicide and the elderly. In Encyclopedia of health & aging (Vol. 1, pp. 546-548). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956208.n214
  
  Markides, Kyriakos S. "Suicide and the Elderly." In Encyclopedia of Health & Aging, edited by Markides, Kyriakos S., 546-48. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956208.n214.
  
  Markides, K. S. 2007. Suicide and the Elderly. In: Kyriakos S. Markides Editor, 2007. Encyclopedia of Health & Aging, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 546-548 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956208.n214> [Accessed 9 Aug 2022].
  
  Markides, Kyriakos S. "Suicide and the Elderly." Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 546-48. SAGE Knowledge. 9 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956208.n214.
  
  Markides, Kyriakos S. (2007). Suicide and the elderly In:Suicide and the elderly Encyclopedia of health & aging Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2007:546-548. doi:10.4135/9781412956208.n214
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