Older people make fewer attempts per completed suicide and suicides have a higher male to female ratio, have more physical and mental disorders, and have more often visited their physicians in comparison to other age groups. The elderly live longer, there are more years in which to commit suicide, the stigma is less. The older you are, the more Alzheimer's disease there is. But it is very important that correct diagnosis be made, as depression is very treatable and alcoholism can be managed. Poverty, however, is difficult to deal with.
Suicide is preventable and prevention centers are needed.
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