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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2017

Yu Wen Koo ,
Kairi Kõlves  and
Diego De Leo
Yu Wen Koo
Affiliation:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Australia
Kairi Kõlves*
Affiliation:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Australia
Diego De Leo
Affiliation:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Kairi Kõlves, AISRAP, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus, QLD 4122, Australia. Phone: +61-7-3735-3380; Fax: +61-7-3735-3450. Email: [email protected].
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Suicide rates differ when comparing older adults by specific age groups (e.g. Shah et al., 2016) and they have different socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (Koo et al., 2017). In order to prevent suicide in older adults, these should not be treated as a homogenous group.

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 30 , Issue 4: Issue Theme: Delirium , April 2018 , pp. 605 - 606
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2017 

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