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Characteristics of the Chinese rural elderly living in nursing homes who have suicidal ideation: A multiple regression model.

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As the first study on path analysis of SI of rural institutional elderly, the findings are significant and factors including self‐esteem and loneliness should be considered when interventions are being conducted.
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This article is published in Geriatric Nursing.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 27 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Suicidal ideation & Beck Hopelessness Scale.

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Being left-behind, mental disorder, and elderly suicide in rural China: a case-control psychological autopsy study.

TL;DR: Unstable marital status, unemployed, depressive symptoms, and mental disorder are independent risk factors for suicide in rural elderly, and being left-behind can elevate the suicide risk through increasing life stresses, depressive Symptoms, mental disorder, and decreasing social support.
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Prevalence, risk factors and clinical characteristics of suicidal ideation in Chinese patients with depression.

TL;DR: This study provided an effective risk model for SI in MDD and indicated that all these factors in the model allow better the employment of preventative measures.
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Loneliness, hopelessness and suicide in later life: a case-control psychological autopsy study in rural China.

TL;DR: Regular evaluation of loneliness, hopelessness and depression can help detect older adults who are at risk of committing suicide and should target social support systems, particularly among people living alone to alleviate feelings of loneliness and hopelessness.
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Validating the Geriatric Depression Scale with proxy-based data: A case-control psychological autopsy study in rural China.

TL;DR: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the GDS-15 were both valid tools for measuring the severity of depressive symptoms rather than screening for major depression in psychological autopsy research in rural China.
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The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the introduction of the scales into general hospital practice would facilitate the large task of detection and management of emotional disorder in patients under investigation and treatment in medical and surgical departments.
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Society and the Adolescent Self-Image

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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

TL;DR: It is suggested that the introduction of the scales into general hospital practice would facilitate the large task of detection and management of emotional disorder in patients under investigation and treatment in medical and surgical departments.
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