International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - Older People
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| International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Special Interest Group: Suicide Among Older Adults Details the main goal of the Special Interest Group (SIG) is to support research and network between researchers dedicated to the study and prevention of suicide in older adults. Browse to see goals and activities. - Read more http://iasp.info/suicide__among_older_adults.php | |
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| APA - Depression and Suicide in Older Adults Resource Guide Browse to become familiar with journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and additional information provided. - Read more http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/depression.html | |
| Elderly Suicide Fact Sheet Browse to download this resource, in PDF format, published by the American Association of Suicidology. - Read more http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/SuicideandtheElderly.pdf | |
| At a Glance - Suicide Among the Elderly Peek at this fact sheet published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - Read more http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/elderly.asp | |
| Suicide in elderly people: a literature review Read this literature review that was carried out focusing on the main factors associated with suicidal ideation, attempts and completed suicide in elders. - Read more http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0034-89102010000400020&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en | |
| Elder Suicide Primer, An Learn about the problem of senior suicide and find out what are the causes. Read about warning signs. - Read more http://lifegard.tripod.com/elder.html | |
| Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and How to Help Garret D. Evans and Heidi Liss Radunovich offer this guide, published by the University of Florida - IFAS Extension. - Read more http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY101 | |
| JAMA - Sucide in Older Persons Shares that suicide increases with age and is most common in persons aged 65 years and older. See symptoms of major depression. - Read more http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/9/1158 | |
| Suicide in the Elderly Discover this article, published in the bulletin "Advances in Psychiatric Treatment," offered by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. - Read more http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/6/2/102 | |
| Elderly Suicides: A Need for Prevention Read this paper that provides summary data pertaining to elderly suicides in a southern rural population and discusses implications for preventive health services. - Read more http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijmh/vol2n1/suicide.xml | |
| healthyplace.com - Suicide of Older Men and Women, The Discover this guide that offers suggestions on how to prevent a tragedy. See risk factors or clues to look for. - Read more http://www.healthyplace.com/depression/suicide/how-to-help-a-suicidal-older-men-and-women/menu-id-68/ | |
| Tools for Health Care Providers: Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit View this toolkit offered by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental health. - Read more http://ccsmh.ca/en/projects/suicideAssessment.cfm | |
| Suicide Prevention Among Older Adults: A guide for family members Become familiar with this guide offered by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health. - Read more http://www.ccsmh.ca/pdf/ccsmh_suicideBooklet.pdf | |
| NIMH - Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts Become familiar with this guide that provides references and facts about depression published by the National Institute or Mental Health. - Read more http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm | |
| Plus 65 - At the end of the day... The Centre for Suicide Prevention offers this resource toolkit related to seniors and suicide. Learn about warning signs and protective factors. - Read more http://suicideinfo.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=cmFwRL4DMJw%3D&tabid=563 | |
| Psychiatric Times - Culture and Suicide in Late Life Diego De Leo, M.D., Ph.D., and Kym Spathonis offer this article that discusses suicide among the elderly. Read for details. - Read more http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/48676?verify=0 | |
| Older adults and suicide Produced by the Centre for Suicide Prevention in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, this fact sheet details people 65 years and older, especially men, have a high risk of suicide. See warning signs or what can older adults do to stay mentally healthy? - Read more https://www.suicideinfo.ca/resource/older-adults-suicide-fact-sheet/?mc_cid=30699d73f1&mc_eid=c13e5688a4 | |
