Research Article
Going around in a Circle: A Norwegian Study of Suicidal Experiences in Old Age
Table 2
Demographic characteristics and suicidal experiences.
| Number | Age | Living alone/widow/widower/divorced | Sex | Disorder | Suicidal history |
| 1 | 67 | Widow, living alone | Female | Depression | Suicidal ideation throughout her adult life but improved in the previous year. |
| 2 | 62 | Widow, living alone | Female | Depression | Suicidal ideation after the loss of sister and husband. |
| 3 | 64 | Divorced, living alone | Male | Depression | Suicidal ideation activated by feeling violated. |
| 4 | 65 | Divorced, living alone | Female | Bipolar | Suicidal ideation after the loss of her daughter ten years ago. |
| 5 | 72 | Divorced, living alone | Female | Depression | Suicidal ideation caused by a feeling of guilt related to the sexual abuse of her daughters. |
| 6 | 67 | Divorced, living alone | Female | Bipolar | Suicidal ideation over the course of the previous 25 years. |
| 7 | 65 | Divorced, living alone | Female | Depression | Suicidal ideation over the course of the previous twenty years. |
| 8 | 65 | Divorced, living alone | Male | Depression | Suicidal ideation over the course of the previous twenty years. |
| 9 | 60 | Divorced, living alone | Female | Depression | Suicidal ideation for 30–40 years, but recovered six years ago. Not suicidal today. |
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