Suicide in older adults

Y Conwell, K Van Orden, ED Caine - Psychiatric Clinics, 2011 - psych.theclinics.com
Suicide at any age is a tragedy for the individual, his or her family and friends, and the
communities of which he or she is a part. At a population level, suicide is also a major public …

Suicides in late life

K Van Orden, Y Conwell - Current psychiatry reports, 2011 - Springer
Suicide in late life is an enormous public health problem that will likely increase in severity
as adults of the baby boom generation age. Data from psychological autopsy studies …

[HTML][HTML] The digital divide among low-income homebound older adults: Internet use patterns, eHealth literacy, and attitudes toward computer/Internet use

NG Choi, DM DiNitto - Journal of medical Internet research, 2013 - jmir.org
Background Internet technology can provide a diverse array of online resources for low-
income disabled and homebound older adults to manage their health and mental health …

Six‐month postintervention depression and disability outcomes of in‐home telehealth problem‐solving therapy for depressed, low‐income homebound older adults

NG Choi, CN Marti, ML Bruce, MT Hegel… - Depression and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite their high rates of depression, homebound older adults have limited
access to evidence‐based psychotherapy. The purpose of this paper was to report both …

Physical fitness exercise versus cognitive behavior therapy on reducing the depressive symptoms among community-dwelling elderly adults: A randomized controlled …

TT Huang, CB Liu, YH Tsai, YF Chin… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Depression is a major health problem for community-dwelling elderly adults.
Since limited resources are available to decrease the high prevalence of depressive …

The mediating effect of perceived burdensomeness on the relation between depressive symptoms and suicide ideation in a community sample of older adults

DR Jahn, KC Cukrowicz, K Linton… - Aging & Mental …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Suicide is a prevalent problem in older adults. One of the best predictors of
suicide in older adults is suicide ideation; suicide ideation has been frequently associated …

Quality of mental health care for nursing home residents: A literature review

DC Grabowski, KA Aschbrenner… - … Care Research and …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Because of the high proportion of nursing home residents with a mental illness other than
dementia, the quality of mental health care in nursing homes is a major clinical and policy …

Suicidality in the geriatric population

MR Chattun, N Amdanee, X Zhang, Z Yao - Asian journal of psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
Suicide in older adults is a major global concern in both public and mental health. With an
ageing population on the rise, a surge in suicidal deaths is predicted in the coming years …

The pain suicidality association: a narrative review

DA Fishbain, JE Lewis, J Gao - Pain Medicine, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this narrative review was to examine recent evidence and, when
necessary, past evidence on the association between pain and suicidality. Design Fifty-eight …

Association of food insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged≥ 50 years from low-and middle-income countries

L Smith, JI Shin, C Carmichael, L Jacob… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between food
insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged≥ 50 years from six low …