Studies of suicide in later life - Methodologic considerations and research directions

Author(s): Caine, E. D., Lindesay, J., Conwell, Y., Clark, D. C.

Journal/Book: Amer J Geriatr Psychiatr. 1999; 7: 1400 K St N W, Ste 1101, Washington, DC 20005, USA. Amer Psychiatric Press, Inc. 203-210.

Abstract: Later-life suicide is a tragedy that occurs worldwide. Often it is preventable. Here, the authors summarize an international workshop where they review four research approaches to studying putative risk factors: epidemiologic studies of suicidal behaviours, clinic-based follow-up studies, studies of suicide attempters, and psychological autopsy studies. They provide brief descriptions of the approaches, examples of questions best addressed by each approach, and their weakness and limitations; they also recommend promising areas for the future research and propose opportunities for research that could be conducted cross-nationally.

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Keyword(s): DELIBERATE SELF-HARM; PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY; RATIONAL SUICIDE; FOLLOW-UP; OLD-AGE; DEPRESSION; SEX; HOPELESSNESS; PEOPLE; STATES

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