The Characteristics of Elderly Individuals Who Attempted Suicide by Poisoning: a Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Korea.

CONCLUSION: Self-poisoning among the elderly is associated with poorer clinical outcomes than in younger adult patients. Suicide among the elderly is a potentially preventable public health problem, and with proper identification of the associated risk factors, appropriate multidisciplinary intervention strategies can be implemented.
PMID: 32893518 [PubMed - in process]

Source: J Korean Med Sci - September 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Song SJ, Park GJ, Lee JH, Kim SC, Kim H, Lee SW Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research