ArticleBMC psychiatry2019
Are volunteering and caregiving associated with suicide risk? A Census-based longitudinal study.
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- Similarities and differences in the prevalence and risk factors of suicidal behavior between caregivers and people with dementia: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The Protective Role of Vigor in Volunteering Against Somatic and Psychological Symptoms in EMDR Therapists.Psychology in Russia : state of the art · 2026Article
- Caregiver Burden and the Related Factors Among Family Caregivers of Older Persons With Schizophrenia: A Mixed Methods Study.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Article
- Commentary on Suicide in Family Caregivers: State of the Field.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Early Childhood Adversity Predicts Risk of Family Caregiver Suicidal Ideation:Roles of Neuroticism and Self-Compassion.Research square · 2024Article
- The association between self-reported mental health, medication record and suicide risk: A population wide study.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Mental ill-health among health and social care professionals: an analysis using administrative data.International journal of population data science · 2021Article
- Does physical ill-health increase the risk of suicide? A census-based follow-up study of over 1 million people.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOpposing risks have been identified between different prosocial activities, with volunteering having been linked to better mental health while caregiving has been associated with higher prevalence and incidence of depression. This study explored suicide risk of people engaged in prosocial activities of caregiving and/or volunteering.
methodsA Census-based record linkage study of 1,018,000 people aged 25-74 years (130,816 caregivers; 110,467 volunteers; and 42,099 engaged in both) was undertaken. Caregiving (light: 1-19; intense: ≥20 h/week), volunteering and mental health status were derived from 2011 Census records. Suicide risk (45 months follow-up) was assessed using Cox models adjusted for baseline mental health.
resultsIntense caregiving was associated with worse mental health (OR
conclusionsAlthough an increased risk of poor mental health was identified amongst caregivers, there was no evidence of an increased risk of suicide.
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