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Narcissistic Personality and Vulnerability to Late-Life Suicidality

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Narcissistic personality (NP) has been implicated as a potential vulnerability factor for late-life suicide. The present study investigated whether NP increases vulnerability to suicidal ideation and behavior among geriatric depression day-hospital patients. METHODS: Using a retrospective database analysis, the authors examined demographic data, diagnostic information, and scores on self-report (Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS]) and …

Authors

Heisel MJ; Links PS; Conn D; van Reekum R; Flett GL

Journal

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 734–741

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2007

DOI

10.1097/01.jgp.0000260853.63533.7d

ISSN

1064-7481