Evaluation of attempted older adults suicides admitted to a University Hospital Emergency Department: Izmir study

Gokcelli, Duygu; Tasar, Pınar; Akcam, Nur; ŞAHİN, SEVNAZ; Akarca, Funda; AKTAŞ, EKİN; DUMAN, SONER; Akcicek, Fehmi; Noyan, Aysin

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2017.10.002

Evaluation of attempted older adults suicides admitted to a University Hospital Emergency Department: Izmir study

Gokcelli D. K., Tasar P., Akcam N. O., ŞAHİN S., Akarca F. K., AKTAŞ E. Ö., ...Daha Fazla

ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, cilt.30, ss.196-199, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 30
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajp.2017.10.002
Dergi Adı: ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.196-199
Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderly, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Risk factors
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Advanced age is one of the risk factors for attempting suicide. Suicide attempts are one of the reasons for elderly patients to admit emergency services. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between suicidal behavior and sociodemographic factors and concurrent somatic diseases.