Late onset suicide: Distinction between “young-old” vs. “old-old” suicide victims. How different populations are they?

Paraschakis, Antonios; Douzenis, Athanassios; Michopoulos, Ioannis; Christodoulou, Christos; Vassilopoulou, Konstantina; Koutsaftis, Filippos; Lykouras, Lefteris

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.011

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“…For purposes of clarity and statistical analyses, we defined the following age groups: ‘middle age’ (50–64 years), ‘young old’ (65–74 years) and the ‘old‐old’ (75 years and older). It is accepted that the 65–74 year‐old range—the ‘young old’ population—who live in the industrialized world are entering ‘the third age’ and are likely to have different life styles and relatively less age‐related disabilities than their counterparts in former years (Paraschakis et al ., ).…”

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Psychosocial and medical aspects of older suicide completers in Israel: a 10‐year survey

Shelef

Hiss

Cherkashin

et al. 2014

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Psychosocial and medical aspects of older suicide completers in Israel: a 10‐year survey

Shelef

Hiss

Cherkashin

et al. 2014

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…While incidence rates of suicidal ideation and attempt decreases with age, suicide rate increases as one get older (De Leo et al, 2001; Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention, 2015), suggesting higher likelihood of suicide death among older adults who have thought or attempted suicide compared to other age groups. This tendency seemed stronger for older men than older women (Rubenowitz et al, 2001; Paraschakis et al, 2012), although no consistent gender difference in prevalence of suicidal ideation was reported for older adults (Almeida et al, 2012; Park and Lee, 2015; Kim et al, 2016). …”

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Resilience Protected against Suicidal Behavior for Men But Not Women in a Community Sample of Older Adults in Korea

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Park

2017

Front. Psychol.

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Suicide prevention efforts in reducing risk factors have been found to be more beneficial to older women than men, suggesting potential gender differences in effective prevention. The study aimed to examine gender difference in resilience for suicidal behavior in a community sample of older adults in Korea. A community-based survey was conducted to investigate resilience and risk factors of suicidal behavior using the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), as well as questions regarding physical illness and depression history. After accounting for well-known risk factors, resilience was inversely associated with suicidal behavior, but this protective role of resilience was applicable to men only. The findings of this study indicated gender difference in resilience against suicidal behavior in the elderly population. Gender-specific preventive intervention strategies need to be developed for community-based suicide prevention for older adults.

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“…This distinction is due to the fact that men use suicide methods that are more lethal, such as hanging or firearms, so they manage to achieve suicide, implying 60-70% and 85-90% of these fatalities respectively, in contrast with 2% of psychiatric drugs used by women (Campa, Cantún, Santana, Cisnero, & García, 2012;Fung & Chan, 2011;Miller, Azrael, & Barber, 2012). In spite of this, autopsies have revealed that both genders use more frequently as suicide methods hanging, poisoning/overdose, and firearms (e.g., Borges et al, 2009;Paraschakis et al, 2012). There are also differences concerning rural areas and countries with low and medium outcomes, where poisoning/intoxication prevails due to the accessibility to pesticide residues used in farming, whereas in urban environments firearms are preferred.…”

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Sociodemographic Variables Most Associated with Suicidal Behaviour and Suicide Methods in Europe and America. A Systematic Review

Cano-Montalbán

Quevedo-Blasco

2018

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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A B S T R A C TThis Systematic Review is thought to deepen the relation between sociodemographic variables most associated with suicidal behaviour and suicide methods in Europe and America. A research was made from articles and reviews published between [2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014][2015] in PsycINFO, Medline, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and SciELO. Thanks to it, we retrieved 5,222 records which were analysed against the inclusion (e.g., any design of the study, published in English or Spanish) and quality criteria, including 53 studies in the review. In these results it is noticeable how men (36% of the studies) and elderly (28% of the studies) commit suicide more frequently. Women (30% of the studies) and young people (17% of the studies) have more attempts and suicidal behaviour. The most commonly used methods among them include hanging (24% of the studies), firearm (17% of the studies), and precipitation (6% of the studies); unemployment (17% of the studies), rural life (9% of the studies), a marital status other than marriage (15% of the studies), and low education (23% of the studies) are also closely associated with both suicide and suicidal behaviour. Consequently, important connections can be concluded when carrying out psychological autopsies, which should be taken into account due to their clear implications in personal and material damage that must be elucidated judicially, clarifying the specific occurrence as suicide, homicide, or accident.Las variables sociodemográficas más asociadas con el comportamiento suicida y con los métodos suicidas en Europa y América. Una revisión sistemática R E S U M E N Esta revisión sistemática tiene por objetivo profundizar en la relación entre las variables sociodemográficas más asociadas con el comportamiento suicida y los métodos suicidas en Europa y América. Se realizó una investigación a partir de artículos y revisiones publicadas entre 2005-2015 en PsycINFO, Medline, Colección Principal de Web of Science, Scopus y SciELO. Se recuperaron 5.222 registros, en los que se analizaron los criterios de inclusión (p. ej., cualquier diseño de estudio, publicado en inglés o español) y de calidad, incluyendo 53 estudios en la revisión. En estos resultados se observa que los hombres (36% de los estudios) y los ancianos (28% de los estudios) presentan unas tasas superiores de suicidio que las mujeres (30% de los estudios) y los jóvenes (17% de los estudios) tienen más intentos y conductas suicidas. Los métodos más utilizados son el ahorcamiento (24% de los estudios), las armas de fuego (17% de los estudios) y la precipitación (6% de los estudios); el desempleo (17% de los estudios), la vida rural (9% de los estudios), un estado civil distinto de matrimonio (15% de los estudios) y un nivel educativo bajo (23% de los estudios) también están estrechamente relacionados con el suicidio y el comportamiento suicida. Se puede concluir la importancia de realizar autopsias psicológicas, las cuales deberán tener en cuenta los factores analizad...

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Late onset suicide: Distinction between “young-old” vs. “old-old” suicide victims. How different populations are they?

Cited by 43 publications

References 19 publications

Psychosocial and medical aspects of older suicide completers in Israel: a 10‐year survey

Psychosocial and medical aspects of older suicide completers in Israel: a 10‐year survey

Resilience Protected against Suicidal Behavior for Men But Not Women in a Community Sample of Older Adults in Korea

Sociodemographic Variables Most Associated with Suicidal Behaviour and Suicide Methods in Europe and America. A Systematic Review

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