Suicide risk in first year after dementia diagnosis in older adults
Schmutte T, Olfson M, Maust DT, Xie M, Marcus SC. Suicide risk in first year after dementia diagnosis in older adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 18: 262-271. PMID: 34036738, PMCID: PMC8613307, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioADRD diagnosisOverall standardized mortality ratioSuicide riskGeneral geriatric populationChronic pain conditionsNational Death IndexSuicide risk screeningRecent mental healthRisk of suicideFirst yearPain conditionsDeath IndexGeriatric populationNational cohortMortality ratioRisk screeningHigh riskMedicare feeDementia diagnosisService beneficiariesAlzheimer's diseaseRural residenceMental healthOlder adultsSuicide Risk in the First Year Following Dementia Diagnosis: A National Study of U.S. Older Adults
Schmutte T, Maust D, Olfson M, Xie M, Marcus S. Suicide Risk in the First Year Following Dementia Diagnosis: A National Study of U.S. Older Adults. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 29: s118-s119. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.01.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandardized mortality ratioSubstance use disordersRecent mental healthADRD diagnosisDementia diagnosisUse disordersSuicide riskOlder adultsMental healthSuicide deathsChronic painRisk factorsHigh riskOverall standardized mortality ratioSuicide ratesGeneral geriatric populationChronic pain conditionsNational Death IndexSuicide mortalityHealth careVeterans Health AdministrationLife-saving careCohort of adultsFirst yearSuicide risk screening