Suicide in Later Life

Carlson, Whitney L.; Ong, Thuan D.

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2014.04.009

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“…The World Health Organization identified depression as the leading cause of disability worldwide, citing a 20% increase over the last decade ( 21 ). Approximately 15–27% of older adults experience depressive symptoms ( 22 ), and the burden is higher for more marginalized older adults who receive social services ( 23 ). Late-life depression has been associated with reduced quality of life and function, poor self-rated health, excess service utilization, and increased disability, morbidity, and mortality, including suicide ( 24 – 27 ).…”

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Combatting Social Isolation Among Older Adults in a Time of Physical Distancing: The COVID-19 Social Connectivity Paradox

Smith

Steinman

Casey

2020

Front. Public Health

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Social isolation is an important public health issue that has gained recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the risks posed to older adults based on physical distancing. The primary purposes of this article are to provide an overview of the complex interconnectedness between social isolation, loneliness, and depression while introducing the COVID-19 Connectivity Paradox, a new concept used to describe the conflicting risk/harm continuum resulting from recommended physical distancing. In this context, examples will be provided for practical and feasible community-based models to improve social connectivity during COVID-19 by adjusting the processes and modalities used to deliver programs and services to older adults through the aging social services network. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for clinical and community-based organizations to unite and form inter-sectorial partnerships to maintain the provision of services and programs for engaging and supporting older adults during this difficult time of physical distancing and shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders. The aging social services network provides a vital infrastructure for reaching older underserved and/or marginalized persons across the U.S. to reduce social isolation. Capitalizing on existing practices in the field, older adults can achieve distanced connectivity to mitigate social isolation risk while remaining at safe physical distances from others.

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confidence: 99%

Combatting Social Isolation Among Older Adults in a Time of Physical Distancing: The COVID-19 Social Connectivity Paradox

Smith

Steinman

Casey

2020

Front. Public Health

212

179

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“…Among the consequences of depression are social deprivation, loneliness, increased use of health and home care services, poor quality of life (Rodda, Walker, & Carter, 2011;Lue, Chen, & Wu, 2010;Li, Pang, Chen, Song, Zhang, et al, 2011;Ferna´ndez-Nin˜ o, Manrique-Espinoza, Bojorquez-Chapela, Salinas-Rodrı´guez, 2014), disability (Gureje, Kola, & Afolabi, 2007), increased risk of physical disorders (for example, stroke) (Liebetrau, Steen, & Skoog, 2008), decline in cognition (Connors et al, 2015), chronicity (Gureje et al, 2007), suicide (Waern et al, 2002), and increased nonsuicidal mortality (Saz & Dewey, 2001).Untreated mental illness has a devastating emotional impact. The risk for suicide increases with the incidence of untreated mental illness (Carlson & Ong, 2014). The suicide rate for Caucasian men over age 65 is six times higher than that of the general population.…”

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The Life Experiences of Community Older Adults With Mental Illness in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Liao¹,

Rong²,

Liu³

et al. 2017

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Aims: The risk of mental illness and mental health problems is known to increase with aging, there is a continuing need for research and information about the daily life and care needs of elderly people with mental illness. The aim of this study was to examine the real-life experience of elderly outpatients with mental illnesses in Taiwan communities through in-depth interviews.Methods: A qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews of mentally ill elderly patients was conducted in 15 participants (3 men and 12 women, mean age = 74.67 years, SD = 10.04 years).

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“…В отношении «поздних» суицидов таким «особым» вопросом является возможность их институциализации. На долю лиц без психического расстройства, даже по самым строгим оценкам, приходится не менее 10% всех суицидов позднего возраста, и именно в отношении таких случаев стал применяться термин «рациональный суицид» [122]. Опыт легализации в Нидерландах эвтаназии и ассистированно-го врачом суицида демонстрирует, что уровень как уходов из жизни при содействии врача, так и собственно самоубийств остается стабильным и довольно низким по сравнению с другими европейскими странами.…”

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Suicidality in the elderly: socio-cultural and clinical risk factors

Zinchuk

Аведисова

Zhabin

et al. 2018

Z. nevrol. psikhiatr. im. S.S. Korsakova

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Advanced age is a significant risk factor for a completed suicide. The review considers the patterns of suicidal behavior of older adults in the context of their gender, ethnicity as well as social and cultural factors. In terms of pro- and antisuicidal variables, special emphasis is made on the role of somatic and psychic disorders. The article looks at the features of committing a suicide peculiar to the older people and debates some specific issues of self-inflicted death by elderly people. The obtained data indicate the involvement of multilevel factors (biological, clinical, cultural, micro- and microsocial) in suicidal behavior in later life.

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Suicide in Later Life

Cited by 16 publications

References 63 publications

Combatting Social Isolation Among Older Adults in a Time of Physical Distancing: The COVID-19 Social Connectivity Paradox

Combatting Social Isolation Among Older Adults in a Time of Physical Distancing: The COVID-19 Social Connectivity Paradox

The Life Experiences of Community Older Adults With Mental Illness in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Suicidality in the elderly: socio-cultural and clinical risk factors

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