Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
Tower Day 2025 Undergraduate Poster 2nd place Winner
Growing old is perceived differently among world cultures. In some cultures, elders are revered and celebrated. However, in other cultures, growing old is dreaded and feared. Current Western culture depicts aging negatively through media, beauty marketing, and in general society. The elderly population is also a lost population as they are often forgotten about and overlooked. With aging comes with illness, depression, change in activities of daily living, financial stressors, isolation, societal changes, and death of loved ones, and eventually self. Chronic illness(es) can make it harder for the elderly to maintain autonomy or to maintain or sustain the quality of life that they are accustomed to having. Inability to partake in activities of daily living can increase stress for many and cause depression in the elderly population. A fact that cannot be overlooked is the increase of suicide among the elderly population, with elderly men committing suicide at a higher rate.
Recommended Citation
King, Ericka, "Is Suicide Among the Elderly Population Warranted or Preventable" (2025). CSU Tower Day. 23.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/towerday/23
