@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of suicidal ideation among an elderly depressed sample",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="1999",
author="Lynch, T. R. and Johnson, C. S. and Mendelson, T. and Robins, C. J. and Ranga, K. and Krishnan, R. and Blazer, D. G.",
volume="56",
number="1",
pages="9-15",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation has been shown to be strongly associated with suicide completion and elders take their own lives more than any other age group. METHODS: The present study examined clinical and phenomenological correlates of suicidal ideation among an elderly sample (n = 167) derived from subjects enrolled in the Duke Clinical Research Center for the Study of Depression in Late Life. RESULTS: Bivariate results indicated that clinical variables associated with psychomotor retardation, a history of dysthymia, a previous psychiatric in-patient stay, and being a 'younger' elder were related to greater suicidal ideation. Multivariate analyses indicated that feeling guilty, sinful, or worthless was associated with over six times greater odds of having suicidal thoughts. LIMITATIONS: Findings are based on correlational analyses, and thus, the direction of causality cannot be inferred. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence for clinicians of some of the 'red flags' associated with the presence of suicidal ideation among depressed older adults.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}