Studies of suicide in later life: methodologic considerations and research directions. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 1999;7(3):203-10
Date
08/10/1999Pubmed ID
10438690DOI
10.1097/00019442-199908000-00003Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0033006013 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Later-life suicide is a tragedy that occurs worldwide. Often it is preventable. Here, the authors summarize an international workshop where they review four research approaches to studying putative risk factors: epidemiologic studies of suicidal behaviors, clinic-based follow-up studies, studies of suicide attempters, and psychological autopsy studies. They provide brief descriptions of the approaches, examples of questions best addressed by each approach, and their weaknesses and limitations; they also recommend promising areas for future research and propose opportunities for research that could be conducted cross-nationally.
Author List
Pearson JL, Caine ED, Lindesay J, Conwell Y, Clark DCAuthor
David C. Clark PhD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Research Office department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedEpidemiologic Methods
Europe
Humans
Mental Disorders
Research Design
Risk Factors
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
