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Geriatrics: Assessment, Treatment and Suicidal Behavior (IN: Suicide Over the Life Cycle, ed. by S J Blumenthal & D J Kupfer)
Osgood N J~~Thielman S
This is an extensive report on the assessment & treatment of suicidal behavior in the elderly. Age, gender, ethnicity, social isolation, health, & depression are examined as risk factors of elderly suicide. Treatment should be specific to the mental disorder involved. Several methods are discussed including antidepressant therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, & several psychosocial therapies. (CM)