Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
First Advisor
Marilyn Patterson
Second Advisor
Betty LeMasters
Third Advisor
Garland White
Abstract
This project examines elements of depression and suicide in the elderly. An emphasis on accurate assessment for depression and potential suicide is an integral part of the project's focus. An overall theme evident in all references is how hopeless the elderly feel prior to thoughts, plans and actions to end their lives. Depression shows through signs of helplessness, passivity, detachment, physical debilitation, and despair. Biological, sociological, psychosocial and psychological factors associated with aging are discussed. The specific topics and teaching modules provide guidance with the hope that caregivers will begin to understand the devastating desperation that precedes elderly suicide attempts and/or successes.
Recommended Citation
Browning, Betty Lou, "Depression or Suicide in the Elderly: A Guide for Caregivers" (1998). Theses. 474.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/474
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