Study Reveals Rising Suicide Rate Among Older South Asian Women - Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Posted by on November 14th, 2008 at 06:00am

The suicide rate in older women of South Asian origin is increasing, according to new research published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Suicide rates among those over the age of 65 are now double that of other women living in England and Wales. The psychiatrists who carried out the study describe the finding as “a matter of concern” and call for further research into the reasons underlying the trend.

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