Suicidalno ponašanje starih i mladih osoba
Suicidal Behavior of Old and Young Persons

Summary/Abstract: Introductory part of this work contain, in short notice, attitudes about suicide through history. Then there is a part about etiology of suicidal behaviour among old and younger persons, epidemiology of suicide in last decade of XX century in some foreign countries and by us, as well as statistical data of number of hospitalized patients for this reasons in one psychiatric institution in the same period. The goal of these investigations was to examine the influence of external stresogenic life events on suicidal behaviour among older population (over 65 year old) and younger (20-30 years old) hospitalized in psychiatric institute for suicidal attempt. For significant social factors in this period are considered: economic crises, war, migration and so conditioned bad financial situation, unemployment, loss of family members, maladaptation in new environment. There are also taken in consideration important factors of marital family relations of inquires older population belong in suicidal risk category group, and younger in suicidal attempt category group. We came to data on that examined group had more stresogenic life events in the year before, comparing to control groups. Bad family and marital relations, in experimental groups, as well as feeling of loneliness and bad financial situation, unemployment of younger and loss of family members of older are special emphasized factors. After results and discusion there is also suggestion of suicide prevention.

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