ArticleEuropean neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology2020
Predictors of serious suicidal behavior in late-life depression.
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- Predictors and risk factors for suicide in late-life depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Associations of Self-Reported Deterrents to Suicide Attempts in Depressed Older Adults.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Investigating Direct and Moderating Effects of Social Connectedness and Perceived Social Support on Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression: A Prospective Study.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025Article
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of suicide in aged people over the past 20 years.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Diligent for better or worse: Conscientiousness is associated with higher likelihood of suicidal behavior and more severe suicidal intent in later life.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2024Article
- Childhood trauma is associated with early-onset but not late-onset suicidal behavior in late-life depression.International psychogeriatrics · 2024Article
- A narrative review: suicide and suicidal behaviour in older adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Work till old age: an analysis of self-employment's impact on depression among the older adults in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Can Emotional Well-Being Maintain Health and Prevent Suicide in Later Life? A National Priority for Research.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association of Frailty With Risk of Suicide Attempt in a National Cohort of US Veterans Aged 65 Years or Older.JAMA psychiatry · 2023Article
- Long-Term Suicidal Ideation Profiles in Late-Life Depression and Their Association With Suicide Attempt or Death by Suicide.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2023Article
- Brain morphometric features predict depression symptom phenotypes in late-life depression using a deep learning model.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Application of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in Chinese Community Elderly.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Analysis of Motives and Factors Connected to Suicidal Behavior in Patients Hospitalized in a Psychiatric Department.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of macroeconomic factors on suicide in 175 countries over 27 years.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2022Article
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Abstract
The present study aimed to identify pathways to suicidal behavior in late life that can guide identification of those most at risk and improve treatment. In a longitudinal study of late-life depression, we prospectively assessed risk factors specifically associated with fatal and near-fatal as compared to less lethal suicidal behavior. We enrolled 401 participants (age 66+9.9): 311 with unipolar non-psychotic depression and 90 non-psychiatric controls. The median follow-up was 5.4 years. Results indicated that history of suicide attempt predicted a two-fold increase in the risk of dying from natural causes. In univariate models, male gender, higher income, current depression and current and worst lifetime suicidal ideation severity, cognitive control deficits, and low levels of non-planning impulsivity predicted fatal and near-fatal suicidal behavior. In contrast, incident less lethal suicidal behavior was mostly associated with maladaptive personality traits, impulsivity, and severity of psychiatric illness in univariate models. In multipredictor models, male gender, worst lifetime suicidal ideation, and deficits in cognitive control independently predicted fatal/near-fatal suicidal behavior, while introversion, history of suicide attempt, and earlier age of onset of depression predicted less lethal suicidal behavior. While clinicians may be familiar with suicide risk factors identified in younger samples such as dysfunctional personality, impulsivity, and co-morbid substance use, in late life these characteristics only pertain to lower-lethality suicidal behavior. Cognitive control deficits, which likely play a greater role in old age, predict serious suicidal behavior.
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