Suicidal overdoses of psychotropic drugs by elderly in New York City: comparison with younger adults. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We compared New York City suicide victims aged 18-59 with those 60+ according to rates by which psychotropic/analgesic drugs and ethanol contributed to death. Barbiturates were more frequent in the elderly, while antidepressants were more frequent in younger adults. Addressing the potential for overdose with barbiturates may aid suicide prevention in the elderly.

publication date

  • May 25, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Aging
  • Drug Overdose
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Suicide

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 79960700240

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.004

PubMed ID

  • 21609851

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 188

issue

  • 3