Medicine and Alcohol Misuse Statistics

Mental Health Information

Medicine and Alcohol Misuse Statistics

Seniors and Suicide

• Seniors are six times for likely to complete a suicide attempt.
• Knox County seniors experience a suicide rate 48% higher than the national average and 46% higher than the state average.
• 20% of Senior Suicide victims visited their primary care doctor the same day they committed suicide
• 40% of Senior Suicide victims visited their doctor in the same week they committed suicide
• 70% of Senior Suicide victims visited their doctor in the same month they committed suicide.

DEPRESSION is a real and very serious medical illness that involves the brain.

But, there is hope! Depression can be treated. The most common and effective treatment includes:

• Antidepressant medications
• "Talk" therapy

OVER 80% of Depressed Seniors will improve with treatment!
GET TREATMENT FOR YOUR DEPRESSION. YOU CAN FEEL BETTER.