Now I lay me down : suicide in the elderly / edited by David Lester and Margot Tallmer.

Other author Lester, David, 1942-
Other author Tallmer, Margot.
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Charles Press, ©1994.
Descriptionxii, 239 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Older people--Suicidal behavior. --United States.
Older people--Long-term care. --United States.
Suicide--United States. --Prevention.
Suicide--Older people.

Contents Suicide in the elderly : an overview / David Lester -- Symptoms and assessment of suicide in the elderly patient / Margot Tallmer -- Suicide across the life span with particular reference to the elderly / Antoon A. Leenaars -- Psychiatric treatment of the elderly suicidal patient / Bruce L. Danto and Joan M. Danto -- Individual and group therapy for the suicidal older person / Margot Tallmer -- Family therapy for the suicidal elderly / Joseph Richman -- Gender issues in counseling the suicidal elderly / Silvia Sara Canetto -- Psychiatric management of the suicidal elderly / Henry Rosenvinge -- Suicidal elders in long-term care facilities : preventive approaches and management / Nancy J. Osgood and Nancy R. Covey -- Social work and the suicidal older person / Elizabeth J. Clark -- The elderly suicide : those left behind / Rochelle Balter -- Helping
Contents the suicidal elderly : a Hungarian perspective / Beáta Temesváry -- Alternatives to suicide / Robert Kastenbaum -- Sara Teasdale : case study of a completed suicide / David Lester -- Subintentioned life-threatening behavior in the elderly : the story of Myra / Lenore S. Powell -- Assisted suicide and the elderly / David Lester.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 93025814
ISBN0914783653