Elderly Suicides in Turkey

Volume: 7 Number: 1 March 1, 1999
  • Çiğdem Aydemir
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Elderly Suicides in Turkey

Abstract

Suicide statistics have been collected by "Suicide Statistics Form" vvhich is filled by poliçe and gendarma since 1962. The data is published annually. İn this paper suicide of the people över 65 are examined by means of suicide cause, method, age, and sex distribution and compared with the results of previous studies n conclusion; suicide rate is increased in the elderly people by rapid social and economic changes, immigration, and other stresors.

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Turkish

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Çiğdem Aydemir This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 1999

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March 1, 1999

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Year 1999 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Aydemir, Ç. (1999). TÜRKİYE’DE YAŞLI İNTİHARLARI. Kriz Dergisi, 7(1), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000140