Herbert Hendin, an expert on the subject, notes: “Despite the fact that the suicide rate in the United States rises consistently and markedly with age, suicide among older people has received little public attention. ”
Herbert Hendin, pakar dalam masalah ini, mengatakan, ” Meskipun angka bunuh diri di Amerika Serikat terus meningkat secara mencolok seiring dengan tingkatan usia, kasus bunuh diri di kalangan orang - orang lanjut usia tidak terlalu banyak mendapat perhatian masyarakat. ”