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8366493

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Suicide remains one of the major causes of death among the fastest growing segment of the US population--the elderly aged 65 and over. Individuals 65 and over comprised 12.4% of the population in 1988, but accounted for 20.9% of all reported suicides (McIntosh, 1992). The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the meaning of suicide to the elderly and how suicide becomes an alternative for them. Results indicate that elderly subjects gave considerable thought to the end of their lives--including planning for death. For them, suicide was frequently viewed as a way of maintaining control over the dying process. In this study, the elderly described their views on who makes the decision about when death will occur, when suicide is acceptable, and how they would like others to respond to their suicidal ideation. Risk factors and causes of suicide in the elderly emerged from the data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0279-3695
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Suicide in the elderly: staying in control.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0197.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't