Author/Authors :
Çelik, Gülhan Kurtoğlu Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Günaydın, Gül Pamukçu Atatürk Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Akküçük, Hüsamettin Alanya State Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Çevik, Yunsur Keçiören Training and Research Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey , Doğan, Nurettin Özgür Kocaeli University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey
Abstract :
Depression in the elderly is a common psychiatric disorder, and significantly reduces the quality of life. Suicidal behavior in the elderly varies in a wide spectrum from wish to die to completed suicide. In elderly severe depression may not be diagnosed and unfortunately suicide is the most important complication in this group. The incidence of suicides varies among societies and there is significant difference between the sexes in terms of suicidal behavior. The strong association between depression and suicide attempts in the elderly has been pointed out in many works. The risk of suicide increases with age, regardless of the gender and physical health. Penetrating injuries are more rarely observed than other suicide methods. In this case report, we present an elderly patient with depression who tried a different method of suicide.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Depression , Elderly suicide , Geriatrics , Self , stabbing
