Utilization of psychiatric services in elderly suicide. Analysis of coroner's inquests of 200 cases of elderly suicide in Cheshire 1989-2001

El-Nimr, George

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“…Men, and in particular older suicidal men, have less positive attitudes towards help seeking compared to their women counterparts, and thus underutilize mental health services (Salib and El-Nimr, 2003). Therefore, they are exposed less frequently to research participant opportunities.…”

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“…Older adults are more difficult to recruit compared to younger cohorts because of purported difficulties with transportation, increased rates of physical co-morbidity, and poor service utilization (Wilson and Webber, 1976; Arean and Gallagher-Thompson, 1996; Adams et al ., 1997). Men, and in particular older suicidal men, have less positive attitudes towards help seeking compared to their women counterparts, and thus underutilize mental health services (Salib and El-Nimr, 2003). Therefore, they are exposed less frequently to research participant opportunities.…”

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Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research

Bhar

Stirman

Zembroski

et al. 2012

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Background Clinical research is required to develop and evaluate suicide prevention interventions in the elderly. However, there is insufficient information available about how to best recruit suicidal older adults for such research. This study evaluated the success and efficiency of five recruitment strategies for a clinical trial on the efficacy of cognitive therapy for suicidal older men. Methods For each strategy, the numbers of individuals approached, screened, and enrolled were calculated, and the expenses and time associated with each enrollment estimated. Men who were 60 years or older and who had a desire for suicide over the past month were eligible for the trial. Results Of 955 individuals considered for trial, 33 were enrolled. Most enrollments were sourced from the Veterans Affairs Behavioral Health Laboratory. Recruiting form this source was also the most time and cost efficient recruitment strategy in the study. Conclusions Recruitment strategies are effective when they are based on collaborative relationships between researchers and providers, and utilize an existing infrastructure for involving patients in ongoing research opportunities.

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Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research

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Zembroski

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Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Current awareness in geriatric psychiatry

2003

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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In order to keep subscribers up‐to‐date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of geriatric psychiatry. Each bibliography is divided into 9 sections: 1 Books, Reviews & Symposia; 2 General; 3 Assessment; 4 Epidemiology; 5 Therapy; 6 Care; 7 Dementia; 8 Depression; 9 Psychology. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted

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Social relationships as predictors of depression and suicidal ideation in older adults

Vanderhorst¹,

McLaren²

2005

Aging & Mental Health

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The prevalence of depression and suicidal ideation among older adults is considered to be a major mental health concern among this age group. The present study investigated the human relatedness variables of marital status, social support resources and sense of belonging as predictors of depression and suicidal ideation in older adults. A community sample of 110 older adults (M age 76.67 years, SD = 8.11) completed the Social Support Subscale of the Coping Resources Inventory, the Sense of Belonging Instrument, the Zung Depression Inventory and the Suicide Subscale of the General Health Questionnaire. Results indicated that fewer social support resources were associated with higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation. Sense of belonging to the community was not an additional predictor of mental health. The results of the present study suggest that enhancing social support resources in older adults could reduce depression and suicidal ideation.

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Utilization of psychiatric services in elderly suicide. Analysis of coroner's inquests of 200 cases of elderly suicide in Cheshire 1989-2001

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Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research

Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research

Current awareness in geriatric psychiatry

Social relationships as predictors of depression and suicidal ideation in older adults

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