Attempted Suicide in the Older Adults: A Case Series From the Psychiatry Ward of the University Hospital Maggiore Della Carità, Novara, Italy

• Main Authors: Carla Gramaglia (Author), Maria Martelli (Author), Lorenza Scotti (Author), Lucia Bestagini (Author), Eleonora Gambaro (Author), Marco Romero (Author), Patrizia Zeppegno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: As suicide rates increase with age, it is mandatory to carefully assess old age suicidal behaviors. Our aim was to describe the main socio-demographic and clinical features of a sample of suicide attempters aged 65 years and older, and to assess differences within the sample (men vs. w...