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While suicidal behavior often manifests in adolescence and early adulthood, some people first attempt suicide in late life, often with remarkable lethal intent and determination. Given these individuals' more adaptive… Click to show full abstract
While suicidal behavior often manifests in adolescence and early adulthood, some people first attempt suicide in late life, often with remarkable lethal intent and determination. Given these individuals' more adaptive functioning earlier in life, they may possess traits that hinder adjustment to aging, such as high conscientiousness, rather than impulsive‐aggressive traits associated with suicidal behavior in younger adults.
Keywords:
early onset;
onset elderly;
elderly suicide;
suicide;
late early;
personality late
Journal Title: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year Published: 2020
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