International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - The Elderly
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| International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Task Forces: Suicide in the Elderly - http://iasp.info/suicide_in_the_elderly.php Details this task force established to identify and report on prevention projects that focus on the elderly (aged 65+). Browse to see all goals and planned activities. |
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| APA - Depression and Suicide in Older Adults Resource Guide - http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/depression.html Browse to become familiar with journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and additional information provided. |
| At a Glance - Suicide Among the Elderly - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/elderly.asp Peek at this fact sheet published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Elder Suicide Primer, An - http://lifegard.tripod.com/elder.html Learn about the problem of senior suicide and find out what are the causes. Read about warning signs. |
| Elderly Suicide Fact Sheet - http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/SuicideandtheElderly.pdf Browse to download this resource, in PDF format, published by the American Association of Suicidology. |
| Elderly Suicides: A Need for Prevention - http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijmh/vol2n1/suicide.xml Read this paper that provides summary data pertaining to elderly suicides in a southern rural population and discusses implications for preventive health services. |
| healthyplace.com - Suicide of Older Men and Women, The - http://www.healthyplace.com/depression/suicide/how-to-help-a-suicidal-older-men-and-women/menu-id-68/ Discover this guide that offers suggestions on how to prevent a tragedy. See risk factors or clues to look for. |
| JAMA - Sucide in Older Persons - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/9/1158 Shares that suicide increases with age and is most common in persons aged 65 years and older. See symptoms of major depression. |
| NIMH - Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm Become familiar with this guide that provides references and facts about depression published by the National Institute or Mental Health. |
| Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and How to Help - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY101 Garret D. Evans and Heidi Liss Radunovich offer this guide, published by the University of Florida - IFAS Extension. |
| Suicide in elderly people: a literature review - http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0034-89102010000400020&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en Read this literature review that was carried out focusing on the main factors associated with suicidal ideation, attempts and completed suicide in elders. |
| Suicide in the Elderly - http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/6/2/102 Discover this article, published in the bulletin "Advances in Psychiatric Treatment," offered by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. |
| Tools for Health Care Providers: Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit - http://ccsmh.ca/en/projects/suicideAssessment.cfm View this toolkit offered by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental health. |
