The purpose of this article is to examine the incidence of suicide among older people from a crosscultural perspective. A review of the theories and the evidence relied on in studies of the relationship between age and suicide introduces a comparative study of suicide in old age. Age and gender aggregates in eleven countries are examined. Societal conditions, such as educational participation, ...

aujourd’hui, les progrès techniques et la modernité perturbent la quiétude humaine; ce qui constitue l'une des préoccupations principales des écrivains contemporains, y compris le clézio et tournier, qui trouvent la vie humaine en péril, c’est pourquoi ils recourent à la nature primitive. au constat du penseur allemand, heidegger, la cause essentielle de l’angoisse de l’homme moderne est due au...