Suicide Pact in a Depressed Elderly Couple: Case Report
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 26 (3) , 136-138
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb01224.x
Abstract
An elderly depressed couple with multiple physical problems decided that death was preferable to their present lifestyle, and made a suicide pact. At the last minute the wife felt unable to go through with it and the couple entered a psychiatric hospital. During their 3-wk stay they were treated with amitriptyline and psychotherapy. Since discharge they were followed closely for 2 yr. Some psycho- and socio-dynamic and therapeutic aspects were discussed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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