Resource Center

This presentation (1:18:18) given by Drs. David Gruenewald, Nicole Terrence, and Elizabeth Vig dis part of 2019 Spring NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series describes the demographics of suicide in older adults, including risk factors for suicide. They also describe an approach to discern the reasons for an older patient’s desire to die. Finally, they define the distinction between a “rational” desire to die and suicidality. Presentation slides are available for download through the link. (Presentation begins at 4:18 minutes).

Source: Northwest GWEP, 2019
https://www.nwgwec.org/activities/geri-series/