Increased risk of attempted suicide among aging Holocaust survivors

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Increased risk of attempted suicide among aging Holocaust survivors

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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OBJECTIVE: Suicide rates are higher in elderly persons than in those at other phase of the life-cycle. The majority of World War II (WWII) veterans and Holocaust survivors still define their war experiences as being the "most significant stressor" of their lives. Aging of survivors is frequently associated with depression, reactivation of traumatic syndromes, physical disorders, loss, and psychological distress, possibly increasing the risk of suicide. The aim of the present study was to inve...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

Thesis level

Article

Date created

2005-08-01

Creator

Barak, Yoram / Aizenberg, Dov / Szor, Henry / Swartz, Marnina / Maor, Rachel / Knobler, Haim Y

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/34912

Related subjects

Aged / Epidemiology / Holocaust / Israelis / Psychiatric Disorders / Psychiatric Inpatients / Suicidality / Survivors

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