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Acute alcoholic intoxication in subjects over 75 years of age: A clinical situation far from uncommon.
Menecier P, Girard A, Bernard B, Menecier-Ossia L, Pellissier-Plattier S, Afifi A, Ploton L.Acute ethylic intoxication (AEI) or alcoholic drunkenness is not only a youth-specific disorder. It also occurs at advanced ages of life. Diagnosis is not easy, at times made in excess, but more often underestimated, then leading to the negligence of a ris...
Falls self-efficacy and gait performance after gait and balance training in older people.-Rochat S, Martin E, Piot-Ziegler C, Najafi B, Aminian K, Büla CJ.
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Older victims of sexual assault: an underrecognized population.
Eckert LO, Sugar NF.OBJECTIVE: We performed this study to determine if sexual assault characteristics differ in women presenting for evaluation as women age. STUDY DESIGN: All females 20 years or older presenting after sexual assault to an urban emergency department during a ...
Suicide in late life.-Mitty E, Flores S.
Late-life suicide is a persistent threat and a reality from which no one emerges unscathed. Family members and significant others feel guilty and inconsequential. Assisted living residence staff is demoralized. The residents feel frightened and confused. A...
Suicide in the Elderly: A Psychological Autopsy Study in a North Italy Area (1994-2004).
Pompili M, Innamorati M, Masotti V, Personnè F, Lester D, Di Vittorio C, Tatarelli R, Girardi P, Amore M.Objectives: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate the role of several variables hypothesized in previous research to be associated with suicide in older adults. Design: Psychological autopsy study. Setting: Suicides who were resident...
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS)-A randomised control trial protocol.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: There is a wealth of evidence regarding the detrimental impact of excessive alcohol consumption. In older populations excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and ...
The relationship between elderly suicide rates and the human development index: a cross-national study of secondary data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
Shah A.Background: Elderly suicide rates are associated with socio-economic status and life expectancy. Although suicide rates in younger people are associated with both higher and lower levels of educational attainment, little is known about this association in ...
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