Elderly suicides in India: an emerging concern during COVID-19 pandemic

Int Psychogeriatr. 2020 Oct;32(10):1251-1252. doi: 10.1017/S1041610220001052. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Author

Usha Rana¹

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Sociology and Social work, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar470003, Madhya Pradesh, India.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging* / physiology
Aging* / psychology
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Communicable Disease Control / methods
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / psychology
Depression* / mortality
Depression* / psychology
Fear / psychology
Geriatric Psychiatry* / methods
Geriatric Psychiatry* / trends
Humans
Independent Living / psychology
India / epidemiology
Loneliness / psychology
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / psychology
Mental Health / trends
Needs Assessment
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / psychology
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Social Isolation / psychology*
Suicide Prevention*
Suicide* / psychology