Suicide in the elderly: case discussion.

摘要

Mr. Jones is a retired 75-year-old building contractor who lives alone and has had few social contacts since he stopped attending church after his wife died. He is seeing his internist today for treatment of chronic leg pain, diabetes, and hypertension. Noncompliant for months on his diabetes regimen, his HgB Ale is 9.0 with blood sugars running in the 150 to 200 range. Dr. Smith tells Mr. Jones that he is developing peripheral vascular disease in his right foot, which is cool and has undetectable dorsal pedal and posterior tibial pulses.