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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 7:203-210, August 1999
© 1999 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Special Article

Studies of Suicide in Later Life

Methodologic Considerations and Research Directions

Jane L. Pearson, Ph. D., Eric D. Caine, M. D., James Lindesay, D. M., MRC Psych., Yeates Conwell, M. D., and David C. Clark, Ph. D.

Received July 15, 1998; revised October 21, 1998; accepted December 8, 1998. From the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Address correspondence to Dr. Pearson, NIMH, Room 7160, 6001 Executive Blvd. MSC 9635, Bethesda, MD 20892-9635

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.

Key Words: Suicide • Depression • Special Articles




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