Suicidal behaviors in depressed men with a family history of suicide: Effects of psychosocial factors and age

Flint, Elizabeth P.; Hays, Judith C.; Krishnan, Kannan; Meador, Keith G.; Blazer, Dan G.

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“…Of particular interest to us was the suicide item. Although older adults are more likely to have completed a suicide attempt, younger adults are more likely to endorse suicidal thoughts and behaviors (Flint, Hays, Krishnan, Meador, & Blazer, 1998). Because the focus of the DSM suicide item is on behavior, ideation, and unsuccessful attempts, we predicted that older adults would be less likely to endorse this item compared with similarly depressed younger adults.…”

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Comparing depression diagnostic symptoms across younger and older adults

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Cully

2008

Aging & Mental Health

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Comparing depression diagnostic symptoms across younger and older adults

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Cully

2008

Aging & Mental Health

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“…Billings et al (1983) also found that depressed subjects had fewer and less supportive relationships, together with more stressors than non‐depressed subjects. However, Flint et al (1998) did not find that impaired social support increased the likelihood of suicidal ideation or behaviour in a high‐risk group of depressed men.…”

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Depressed men: an exploratory study of close relationships

Alexander

2001

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Patients suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder may progressively worsen and become severely disabled, and may then be classified as suffering from severe and enduring mental illness. Concern about risk to self and others focuses on this patient group, and community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) are under pressure to target patients with this diagnosis. CPNs have been accused of neglecting patients with a severe and enduring diagnosis in favour of other patient groups, but if they restrict services at primary care level this may have serious implications for patients. Patients who have had no previous contact with mental health services may have potentially serious and life threatening conditions. For example, depressed men may not be categorized as severely mentally ill, but the suicide rate amongst this patient group is very high, and they may externalize depression and resort to violence if untreated. Depressed men may lack social support and the means to express psychological distress, and these factors may precipitate or exacerbate depression. Early referral and assessment can prevent crises, deterioration in mental health and suicide. CPNs do not necessarily have to provide ongoing care following assessment, but they do have a significant role to play in primary health care referrals for the non‐psychotic mentally ill. CPNs act as a filter for the expertise and resources of multidisciplinary mental health teams. General practitioners will have increasing difficulty accessing the resources of multidisciplinary mental health teams if CPNs are unable to accept primary health care referrals. Primary care interventions are very important for the assessment of depression because they may help men to express psychological distress and assist them to access appropriate services and treatment. The experience of working with depressed men in a primary health care setting revealed that many lack confidants, or do not confide in those close to them. The interview schedule designed by Brown & Harris (1978) to gather data on the relationships of depressed women was used to explore the relationships of depressed men who were attending a Mental Health Day Centre.

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“…Previous research shows that negative life events are associated with depressive symptoms and alcohol use problems in older adults if an avoidant coping style is used to deal with these events (Moos et al., 2006). Among a mixed age sample of men, those who reported a greater number of stressful negative life events (e.g., physical illness, changes in personal relationships, change in employment) in the past year were also significantly more likely to report death ideation in the same time period (Flint, Hays, Krishnan, Meador, & Blazer, 1998).…”

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The Moderating Effect of the Negative Impact of Recent Life Events on the Relation between Intrinsic Religiosity and Death Ideation in Older Adults

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Graham

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Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Researchers tested the hypothesis that the negative impact of recent life events would moderate the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and death ideation in older adults. Participants (n = 272) completed assessments of death ideation, intrinsic religiosity, and negative impact of recent life events. We confirmed the presence of concurrent moderation and found that older adults with greater negative impact of recent life events and high intrinsic religiosity reported greater death ideation. These relatively surprising findings may be due to reduced fear of death in intrinsically religious older adults, an explanation consistent with previous research.

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Suicidal behaviors in depressed men with a family history of suicide: Effects of psychosocial factors and age

Cited by 9 publications

References 70 publications

Comparing depression diagnostic symptoms across younger and older adults

Comparing depression diagnostic symptoms across younger and older adults

Depressed men: an exploratory study of close relationships

The Moderating Effect of the Negative Impact of Recent Life Events on the Relation between Intrinsic Religiosity and Death Ideation in Older Adults

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