Can some aspects of the epidemiology of elderly suicides be applied to dementia. (February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shah, Ajit; Zarate-Escudero, Sofia
• Is Part Of: International psychogeriatrics. Volume 26:Number 2(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 191
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Subjects: Geriatric psychiatry -- Periodicals; 618.9768905
• DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1041-6102

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="text-abstract"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Two important aspects of the epidemiology of suicides in the elderly people can potentially be applied to dementia. The first is the well-established observation of the independent effects of age, birth cohort membership, and the period on the risk of suicide in the elderly people (Murphy <italic>et al.</italic>, 1986; Surtees and Duffy, 1989; Snowdon and Hunt, 2002). The second is the recently developed concept of the epidemiological transition hypothesis of suicide in the elderly people (Shah and Bhat, 2009; Shah, 2010; Shah <italic>et al.</italic>, 2008). These epidemiological aspects, in addition to the theoretical aspects, may also have clinical and public health implications for dementia.</p> </abstract>