Abstract
We examined suicidal feelings noted by doctors and by relatives of 85 elderly (> or = 65 years) people who died by suicide. When depression is suspected in an elderly patient, suicidal feelings should be assessed even during follow-up treatment.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Communication
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Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*
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Depressive Disorder / psychology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Motivation
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Personality Assessment
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Physician-Patient Relations
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Risk Factors
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Suicide / psychology*
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Suicide Prevention
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Sweden