Suicide and the Elderly (IN: Mental Health and Aging, ed. by B T Wigdor and S Fletcher)

This article provides information on elderly suicide in Canada. The authors present statistics, & discuss reasons why seniors attempt & commit suicide, the characteristics of the suicidal process in the elderly, how to detect suicidal intent, intervention techniques, euthanasia, & mourning the suicide of a loved one. They conclude that suicide by the elderly is no less tragic than by younger people. (VM)