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Suicide Among the Elderly: A Family Perspective (IN: An Aging World: Dilemmas and Challenges for Law and Social Policy, ed. by J M Eekelaar and D Pearl)
Wardle L D
This paper discusses statistical trends in the elderly world population & the growing problem of suicides among the elderly. Socio-economic factors are outlined. Extensive statistical data is provided on population & suicide rates. Assisted suicide is also discussed.