Journal article
Social and economic correlates of the elderly suicide rate
Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 22(1), pp 36-47
01 Apr 1992
PMID: 1579985
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Abstract
A review of research found that the suicide rates of the elderly show similar regional social correlates as the suicide rates of younger groups and that these rates can be explained using similar sociological theories. Time-series studies in the USA indicate that the impact of economic prosperity on the suicide rate of the elderly is beneficial, whereas the impact on the suicide rate of younger adults is detrimental. The issues raised by this research are discussed.
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- Title
- Social and economic correlates of the elderly suicide rate
- Creators
- David LesterBijou Yang
- Publication Details
- Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 22(1), pp 36-47
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1992HX81400004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0026721979
- Other Identifier
- 991019339700504721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary