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Suicide among aged care recipients

Commentary on “Death by suicide among aged care recipients in Australia 2008-2017” by Cations et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2023

Diego De Leo  and
Josephine Zammarrelli
Diego De Leo*
Affiliation:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia Slovene Center for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000 Koper, Slovenia De Leo Fund, 35137 Padua, Italy Italian Psychogeriatric Association, 35137, Padua, Italy
Josephine Zammarrelli
Affiliation:
De Leo Fund, 35137 Padua, Italy
*
Email: d.deleo@griffith.edu.au
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 12: Issue Theme: Depression and Suicide in Older Adults , December 2023 , pp. 692 - 694
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© International Psychogeriatric Association, 2023

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