Suicidal feelings in the last year of life in elderly people who commit suicide.

Waern, M; Beskow, J; Runeson, B; Skoog, I · Lancet · 1999

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Abstract

We examined suicidal feelings noted by doctors and by relatives of 85 elderly (> or = 65 years) people who died by suicide. When depression is suspected in an elderly patient, suicidal feelings should be assessed even during follow-up treatment.

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