ReviewClinical interventions in aging2018
Suicide in older adults: current perspectives.
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125 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 391 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence of suicide by latitude: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- How to measure mental pain: a systematic review assessing measures of mental pain.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Suicidal Behavior in Farmers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of mental disorders among elderly men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2020Pooled it
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- Beyond maintaining safety: Examining the benefit of emotion-centered problem solving therapy added to safety planning for reducing late life suicide risk.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Trial
- Accidental and Intentional Drug Poisoning Mortality in Older Adults in Spain: Nationwide Trends, 2001-2022.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties and age- and gender-specific normative values of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 among older adults aged 60 years and above.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Social determinants of older adult suicide: an ecological study using data of Japanese secondary medical areas.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Understanding suicide risk in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of suicide epidemiology in older adults.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
- Predictive models for active suicidal ideation in cognitive decline: identifying risk factors.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Impact of age and clinical factors on the feasibility of mobile digital monitoring in people at risk of suicide.PloS one · 2026Article
- Toward integrating clinical and non-clinical associates of suicidality to inform potential intervention points among youth in Nairobi metropolitan, Kenya.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in Ecuadorian older adults: a comparative analysis of one-factor, two-factor, and three-factor models.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Forensic-psychiatric and medico-legal challenges in euthanasia and assisted suicide for patients with mental disorders: balancing autonomy, vulnerability, and professional responsibility.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Socially Assistive RobotJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Geriatric Feelings of Burdensomeness Scale (GFBS) and analysis of associated factors.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- How to Prevent Suicide in Older Patients with a Neurocognitive Disorder: A Scoping Review Leading to the Development of a Clinical Guide for Healthcare Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Wish to die and healthcare use in older people: cross-sectional findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).Journal of public health (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the shortened version of the RFL-OA scale (SRFL-OA).BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Suicidal behavior in older adults (65 years old and over) is a major public health issue in many countries. Suicide rates increase during the life course and are as high as 48.7/100,000 among older white men in the USA. Specific health conditions and stress factors increase the complexity of the explanatory model for suicide in older adults. A PubMed literature search was performed to identify most recent and representative studies on suicide risk factors in older adults. The aim of our narrative review was to provide a critical evaluation of recent findings concerning specific risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among older people: psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders, social exclusion, bereavement, cognitive impairment, decision making and cognitive inhibition, physical illnesses, and physical and psychological pain. We also aimed to approach the problem of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in older adults. Our main findings emphasize the need to integrate specific stress factors, such as feelings of social disconnectedness, neurocognitive impairment or decision making, as well as chronic physical illnesses and disability in suicide models and in suicide prevention programs in older adults. Furthermore, the chronic care model should be adapted for the treatment of older people with long-term conditions in order to improve the treatment of depressive disorders and the prevention of suicidal thoughts and acts.
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