1989
DOI: 10.1300/j074v01n01_09
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Mental Health of Elderly Women

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“…Although this study underscores the rising trend in firearm suicide among older women, far more needs to be understood about the psychosocial factors contributing to the increasing incidence of elder female suicide. Whereas some research has examined factors such as insufficient retirement income and the financial impact of widowhood (Canetto, 1995), inflexible coping styles (Canetto, 1995), psychiatric morbidity (Beck & Pearson, 1989;Canetto, 1995;Osgood & Brant, 1990), and the devaluing of older women (Stillion, White, & Edwards, 1989) on their suicidal behavior, further research is needed to determine the effects of cultural factors and the greater availability and acceptability of firearms.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although this study underscores the rising trend in firearm suicide among older women, far more needs to be understood about the psychosocial factors contributing to the increasing incidence of elder female suicide. Whereas some research has examined factors such as insufficient retirement income and the financial impact of widowhood (Canetto, 1995), inflexible coping styles (Canetto, 1995), psychiatric morbidity (Beck & Pearson, 1989;Canetto, 1995;Osgood & Brant, 1990), and the devaluing of older women (Stillion, White, & Edwards, 1989) on their suicidal behavior, further research is needed to determine the effects of cultural factors and the greater availability and acceptability of firearms.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Looking for a means of reducing isolation is a theme in intervention with women, violent or neglectful families, frail elderly persons, and depressed persons (Adams et al, 1989;Beck & Pearson, 1989;Chappell & Badger, 1989;Fromm-Reichmann, 1959Polansky 1985;Quevillon & Trenerry 1983;Shehan, Burg, & Rexroat, 1986;Shepard, 1991). Although isolation, aloneness, and solitude are sometimes perceived as selected options (Pedersen, 1987(Pedersen, , 1988, isolation is overwhelmingly discussed in the literature as being associated with the negative experiences of loneliness, disempowerment, and psychopathology However, the quality of the condition of isolation as experienced by individuals to whom this label is often applied is an area that deserves further attention.…”
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