Late-Onset Hearing Loss: Strategies for Effective Counseling

Kampfe, Charlene M.; Smith, S. Mae

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0029.1999.tb00080.x

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Egoistic Suicide1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2005

2015

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Other1

Book1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent3

Authors

Journals

Cited by 3 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As hearing loss and presbycusis limits people's ability to engage in conversations (Stuen 2006) because they can only hear parts of words and sentences, they often fake their understanding of a conversation. Consequently, their inappropriate responses project an image of senility (Kampfe & Smith 1999). These sorts of misperceptions increase the likelihood that fewer and fewer people will try to maintain connections with an elderly person who suffers from hearing loss:…”

Section: Egoistic Suicidementioning

confidence: 99%

Suicide among elders: a Durkheimian proposal

Marson

Powell

2010

Int J Ageing Later Life

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article proposes a model based on Durkheim's suicide framework as a tool for enhancing gerontological practitioner's ability to detect and prevent suicide among elders. Although many suicide detection tools are based on psychological factors, this model focuses on identifying environmental stressors that may increase psychological stressors. To illustrate our concepts, we use case files from one author's experience as a practicing social worker in nursing homes. We offer this model not as a replacement for psychological detection tools, but as an additional tool for practitioners who work to identify and prevent suicides among the elderly.

show abstract

Section: Egoistic Suicidementioning

confidence: 99%