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KMID : 0368820150540040468
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association
2015 Volume.54 No. 4 p.468 ~ p.474
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Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation in the Elderly
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김혜진:Kim Hae-Jin
이아름:Lee A-Reum/이소영:Lee So-Young/김용기:Kim Yong-Gi/정한용:Jung Han-Yong/김신겸:Kim Shin-Gyeom
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study investigated the factors associated with suicidal ideation in the elderly.
Methods: A total of 136 subjects over 60 years old who visited the public offices in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea participated in the study. Subjects completed a series of questionnaires including the following : demographic information ; physical illness ; psychological illness ; suicidal ideation. In addition, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale and Attitudes Towards Suicide-20 were used to assess the severity of depression and the attitude towards suicide, respectively.
Results: Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors that affect suicidal ideation in the elderly. As a result, living alone, depression, having any physical illness, and permissive attitude towards suicide were risk factors for suicidal ideation in the elderly.
Conclusion: ConclusionZZIn addition to previously identified risks factors (living alone, physical illness, and depression), the study found that permissive attitude towards suicide also serves as a risk factor for suicide in elderly people. Therefore, permissive attitude towards suicide should be addressed and evaluated in order to prevent suicide in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Suicide, Risk, Attitude, Aged
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