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Suicide Ideation in Older Adults: Relationship to Mental Health Problems and Service Use
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Corna, Laurie M.; Cairney, John; Streiner, David L. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of suicide ideation among community-dwelling older adults and the relationship between suicide ideation, major psychiatric disorder, and mental health service use. Design and Methods: We use data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2: Mental Health and Well-being (CCHS 1.2). We estimate the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Public Health
Negative Trends in Life Expectancy in the USSR, 1964-1983.
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Medvedev, Zhores A. – Gerontologist, 1985
Life expectancy in the USSR declined from 71 years in 1964 to 70 years in 1970, and to an estimated 68 years in 1983. Decline was due to increase in infant mortality and increase in mortality among middle aged and elderly, and reflects public health problems. (NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Foreign Countries, Infant Mortality
Outcomes of Community-Based Screening for Depression and Suicide Prevention among Japanese Elders
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Oyama, Hirofumi; Fujita, Motoi; Goto, Masahiro; Shibuya, Hiroshi; Sakashita, Tomoe – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: In this study we evaluate outcomes of a community-based program to prevent suicide among elderly individuals aged 65 and older. Design and Methods: We used a quasi-experimental design with intervention and referent municipalities. The program included a 7-year implementation of depression screening with follow-up by general practitioners…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Prevention, Physicians