SOMATIC DISEASE, DISABILITY AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE

Abstract

Somatic diseases and functional disability are common in the elderly age and can lead to loss of autonomy, isolation, pain, increased stress on social networks and the development of depression. Elderly people who died as a result suicide, often consult their physicians for several weeks after of death. These visits often focus on physical ailments and mental disorders and suicidal feelings are often overlooked.