Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 338-339, August 2009

Suicide in people over 65 years of age in the Australian Capital Territory

  • Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss, BMed (Forensic Medical Officer, Sexual Health Registrar)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Canberra Sexual Health Centre, P.O. Box 11, Woden 2606, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 6244 2184; fax: +61 2 6285 3395.

Clinical Forensics ACT, P.O. Box 11, Woden 2606, Australia

Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care ACT, P.O. Box 11, Woden 2606, Australia

Canberra Sexual Health Centre, P.O. Box 11, Woden 2606, Australia

Received 4 February 2008; received in revised form 27 October 2008; accepted 9 December 2008.

Abstract 

Suicide by hanging is not an uncommon event in people over the age of 65 years in the Australian Capital Territory. We will review the incidence of suicide over the last seven years, as well as discuss the characteristics of suicide in elderly people. Knowledge of local suicide patterns enables the forensic medical officer to recognise deaths that may be unexpected or unusual.

Keywords: Suicide, Hanging, Elderly

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00259-X

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.026

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 338-339, August 2009

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