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A systematic review of elderly suicide prevention programs.
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99 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions of choice for the prevention and treatment of suicidal behaviours: An umbrella review.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- Methods and efficacy of social support interventions in preventing suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Pooled it
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- How well do elderly patients with major depressive disorder respond to antidepressants: a systematic review and single-group meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of physical illness, functional disability, and suicidal behaviour among older adults.Aging & mental health · 2016Pooled it
- A systematic review of social factors and suicidal behavior in older adulthood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2012Pooled it
- Adapting interpersonal psychotherapy for older adults at risk for suicide.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2015Trial
- Understanding suicide risk in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of suicide epidemiology in older adults.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
- Low-threshold secondary and tertiary suicide prevention measures for individuals with suicid-related thoughts and behaviors: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Pilot Qualitative Study to Better Understand the Factors Related to Suicides and Inform Public Health Action Across a Predominantly Coastal and Rural Area: Cornwall, Southwest of England.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Suicide-Related Mortality Trends in Europe, 2012-2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Inverse association between obesity and suicidal death risk.BMC psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Advances in the assessment and study of suicide in late-life depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Virtual avatar communication task eliciting pseudo-social isolation and detecting social isolation using non-verbal signal monitoring in older adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Determinants of suicidal behavior among elders in Northwest Ethiopia: implications for prevention.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of suicide in aged people over the past 20 years.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national time trends in incidence for depressive disorders, from 1990 to 2019: an age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019.Annals of general psychiatry · 2024Article
- [Suicide prevention in old age : Importance of depressive disorders and implications for the discussion on assisted suicide].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2024Article
- Suicide in the Elderly - A Prevalent Phenomenon With Low Societal Awareness.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Advancing suicide prevention in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
39 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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12 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide rates are highest among the elderly, yet research on suicide prevention in old age remains a much-neglected area.
aimsWe carried out a systematic review to examine the results of interventions aimed at suicidal elderly persons and to identify successful strategies and areas needing further exploration.
methodsSearches through various electronic databases yielded 19 studies with an empirical evaluation of a suicide prevention or intervention program designed especially for adults aged 60 years and older.
resultsMost studies were centered on the reduction of risk factors (depression screening and treatment, and decreasing isolation), but when gender was considered, programs were mostly efficient for women. The empirical evaluations of programs attending to the needs of high-risk older adults seemed positive; most studies showed a reduction in the level of suicidal ideation of patients or in the suicide rate of the participating communities. However, not all studies used measures of suicidality to evaluate the outcome of the intervention, and rarely did they aim at improving protective factors.
conclusionsInnovative strategies should improve resilience and positive aging, engage family and community gatekeepers, use telecommunications to reach vulnerable older adult, and evaluate the effects of means restriction and physicians education on elderly suicide.
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