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Suicide Among the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities: Contributions to the Study of Aging

Autor Barbara Brant, Aaron P. Lipman, Nancy Osgood
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 1990 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This is the first large-scale study of suicide in a population of institutionalized older adults. From their findings, the authors identify the most at risk groups and highlight the major factors contributing to suicide in older adults in institutions. The study described in this work employed a sample survey design. More than 1000 administrators of long-term care facilities in the United States were randomly selected and surveyed about their staff and facilities, and the incidence and type of suicidal behaviors which occurred among residents in 1984 and 1985. Results of the study confirmed that suicidal behavior occurred in approximately 20 percent of the facilities who responded. High risk groups of residents included white males and the old-old (75 years and older). The survey reveals that certain environmental factors such as the size of the facility, staff turnover rate, per diem cost, and auspices (public, private, and religious) were related to the occurrence and outcome of suicidal behavior. Suggestions for suicide prevention, based on these findings, are also presented.The book is divided into three parts. Part One examines various types of long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and adult homes. Part Two highlights design, methodology, and findings from the national study of suicide in long-term care facilities. Case profiles of suicidal residents are included to provide a more personal account of suicide behavior, and to illustrate important factors in the older individual's decision to end her/his life. Case profiles of four institutions are also included to highlight environmental factors related to suicidal behavior. Part Three focuses on suicide prevention. Suggestions on the treatment of depression in the elderly, suicide prevention techniques, and the ethics of suicide are discussed in detail. This book makes valuable reading for professionals involved in the care of the elderly.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313265228
ISBN-10: 0313265224
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions to the Study of Aging

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

NANCY J. OSGOOD is Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology and Sociology at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also co-author of The Science and Practice of Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Guide (Greenwood Press, 1989) and Suicide and the Elderly (Greenwood, 1986).BARBARA A. BRANT is an Instructor in Undergraduate and Graduate Gerontologic Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is an authority on elderly suicide and has presented many papers at major conferences on the subject. She has also written articles that have appeared in New Age for Seniors, the Journal of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and The GNP Newsletter.AARON LIPMAN is a Professor at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. His previous works include Suicide and Depression in Nursing Homes, co-authored with Nancy J. Osgood and Barbara Brant.

Cuprins

IntroductionInstitutional Settings: The Long-Term Care ConnectionEnvironmental Perspectives and Social EcologyA Scientific Study of Suicide in InstitutionsEnvironmental ProfilesProfiles of "At Risk" IndividualsLate Life DepressionTreating Late Life DepressionInstitutional Changes and Prevention of Elderly SuicideSuicide and Euthanasia: Ethical Dilemmas and Legal IssuesReferencesIndex