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Background:

The elderly population has a significant risk of suicide when compared to any other age group. Despite this, suicide among the aged receives scant attention. Hence, identification of suicide risk factors specific to this population will help in the development of suitable prevention strategies for this group.

Aims:

Comparison of risk factors for attempting the suicide in the elderly versus younger suicide attempters.

Materials and Methods:

A total 1159 suicide attempters attended the suicide prevention clinic of IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre. They were evaluated using a specially designed psycho-sociodemographic proforma. The group was divided into those above 65 years (elderly) and those below 65 years (younger) and all the risk factors were compared between these two groups.

Results:

Most suicide attempters in the elderly category were found to be married, less educated …