Official U. S. Elderly Suicide Data Bases
Levels, Availability, Omissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John L Mcintosh (0000-0001-5002-4412, Indiana University South Bend, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 337-350 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/nrf4-vatw-p70x-kcf8 |
| OpenAlex | W2043129120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
The status of available U. S. súicide data for older people is presented. Among the issues considered are the problems and characteristics of official suicide figures and their limitations and omissions, specifically with regard to elderly suicide. Older persons are shown to be at highest risk for suicide but also have declining rates. At present, however, data are unavailable or inadequate to more fully understand the phenomenon of elderly suicide or explain its long-term decline. It is proposed that more detailed mortality records are necessary in order to adequately explain suicide among elderly people
Elderly people · Medical emergency · Older people · Phenomenon · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology
The accuracy of officially reported suicide statistics for purposes of epidemiological research
Why People Kill Themselves
Why People Kill Themselves
The quality and utility of death certificate data
The continued vitality of vital statistics
Marital status and the risk of suicide
Age Groups in American Society and the Rise of the Young-Old
Suicide among the elderly
The social meanings of suicide
Quality of 1980 census data for American Indians
Methodological Problems in Determining the Aetiology of Suicide
Aging and Suicide
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1992 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |