Conference
IS NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE IDEATION IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN?
Abstract
Abstract
Older adults have high rates of suicide, necessitating theory and research on factors that contribute to suicide risk and may be targets for intervention. Clark (1993) theorized that age-related losses and transitions can trigger narcissistic injury in older men, and lead to mood decline, substance misuse, loss of insight, and suicide ideation and behavior. We tested elements of Clark’s model in a secondary analysis of a …
Authors
Heisel M; Flett G; Links P
Volume
6
Pagination
pp. 372-372
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
December 20, 2022
DOI
10.1093/geroni/igac059.1471
Conference proceedings
Innovation in Aging
Issue
Supplement_1
ISSN
2399-5300