Resource Tag: RETIREMENT

Early recognition of the impact of retirement, including depression, on the older person can prevent debilitating changes. The author states that both psychotherapeutic intervention & anti-depressant drugs are available to help this particular group, who frequently go unrecognized until it is too late for them to be helped. (NBB)

The epidemiology of psychopathology in persons 65 years of age & older is reviewed in order to better allocate resources to treat the disorders. The prevalence of dementia, depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism, drug abuse, neurosis, character disorder, suicide & social isolation in the elderly is described. (WL)

This study explored anomic & egoistic dimensions of contemplated suicide among voluntary & involuntary retired males. Significant differences were found in the participants` contemplation of suicide when considering degrees of anomie & egoism. Results indicated a direct relationship between anomie & egoism on the one hand, & contemplation of suicide on the other. Involuntary retirement […]

This paper reports the results of a survey of elderly people living in a predominantly blue collar, New England town. psychological distress & its relaionship to demographic & social interaction characteristics are explored. Vulnerability to the stresses of aging increases where there is a habitual pattern of dependency, poor interpersonal skills & lack of social […]

Analysis of the multiple losses in old age that can lead to decreased coping ability including physical and mental illnesses, institutionalism, alcholism and drug abuse and death of a spouse. The relationship between geriatric suicide and euthanasia and the role of the physician in life terminating events is discussed. Numerous case histories are given and […]

Study to establish a rate of suicide for retired Detroit police officers and identification of behavioral traits and characteristics of the pre-suicidal police officer retiree by interviewing those connected with 56 suicides between 1944-78. (KB)

An aging person faces many losses as he makes the transition from being an employed middle-aged parent to being a pensioned elderly grandparent. The authors opinion is that if he cannot transfer energies associated with these losses to new interests, self-destructive behavior may result. This project is a prospective study with a follow-up period covering […]

Argues that health problems are linked to involuntary early retirements encouraged by existing government policies. The physician must be alert to the unemployed status of older patients & to signs of depression. The impact of retirement is highlighted by findings that each 1% rise in unemployment is related to a 4.1% increase in suicide & […]

This article focuses on problems of older White males. Aging after retirement may involve a loss of status, income, power, years to live, life roles, mental & physical health. Suggestions to reach & save the suicidal aging include: using seniors centres as a resource for identifying potential suicide & providing support services; research the link […]

Compared the work histories of 75 completed suicides & 150 controls to test Durkheim’s theory of the protective nature of work. Suicides showed more unemployment & more absence through illness, had more frequent job changes, & held their jobs for shorter periods. They were less likely to retire gradually. There was no difference in social […]

Presents the discussion by a suicide prevention team of the death of a 65-yr-old Caucasian male with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A commentary on the shock impact of the subject’s death is included. The subject was found to have a dominant personality characteristic of superstability, rigidity, and compulsivity. Precipitating circumstances of a compulsory retirement & […]

The consistently high suicide rates of older white males provide a strong rationale for increased study of the geriatric suicide problem. Data related to white males aged 60 & older who killed themselves in Arizona during 1970-75 are presented. Also included are discussions of: the typical means of lethality employed; geriatric suicide rates; clues to […]

The concept of personal major events is proposed as a methodological approach to study of death & dying with retired couples. It is suggested that quality & quantity of death-related themes in individuals personal major events could give insight into aspects of death anxiety, symbolic immortality or ego, integrity. Results of small study show couples […]