Suicidal behavior in older adults (65 years old and over) is a major public health issue in
many countries. Suicide rates increase during the life course and are as high as …

Death by suicide is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Because individuals
with chronic pain are at least twice as likely to report suicidal behaviors or to complete …

Depression in later life is a significant and growing problem. Age-related differences in the
type and severity of depressive disorders continue to be questioned and necessarily …

Background: More than 25 million adults in the United States have chronic pain. Chronic
pain has been associated with suicidality, but previous studies primarily examined nonfatal …

Objective Sharp increases in opioid prescriptions, and associated increases in overdose
deaths in the 2000s, evoked widespread calls to change perceptions of opioid analgesics …

Background Suicide rates generally peak in the second half of life and are particularly high
in older men; however, little is known about the contribution of dispositional factors to late …

Suicide is a major public health problem. Previous studies have reported a significant
association between acute exposure to air pollution and suicide; little attention has been …

Background Previous studies have found that suicide rates are likely to increase after the
occurrence of earthquakes. Most existing studies that examined the relationship between …

2. Background Endogenous opioids produce analgesia by activating mu, delta, and kappa
opioid receptors. Although activation of mu and delta receptors typically imparts a pleasant …

Background Whether the diagnosis of prostate cancer is a contributory psychological stress
that causes excess risk of suicide among affected men remains controversial. We performed …