Suicide is a major public health concern for older adults, who have higher rates of
completed suicide than any other age group in most countries of the world. Older men are at …

Suicidal behavior is more lethal in the elderly than among younger age groups; therefore, its
management must be by prevention. Data from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, a …

Background: The number of older adults is growing rapidly. This fact, combined with the high
rates of suicide in later life, indicates that many more older adults will die by their own hands …

Suicide in later life is a major public health concern in the US, where more than 6,000 older
adults take their own lives every year. Suicide prevention in this age group is made …

Suicide among the elderly is a critical public health problem, yet there remains limited
information on risk factors to target due to the few number of controlled studies that could …

Objective: Late-life suicide is a complex clinical and public health problem. Method: In this
article, some of the key complexities inherent in studying late-life suicide are discussed in …

For many reasons related to the demography of aging and to the clinical characteristics of
suicidal behavior in later life, older people present special challenges to suicide prevention …

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 …

Older persons in the United States are at higher risk for suicide than any other segment of
the population. The epidemiology and risk factors for suicide in later life and the most …

Objective: To review the research on the epidemiology, risk and resiliency, assessment,
treatment, and prevention of late-life suicide. Method: I reviewed mortality statistics. I …