Investigating Direct and Moderating Effects of Social Connectedness and Perceived Social Support on Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression: A Prospective Study
Social connectedness and perceived social support confer lasting protection against suicidal ideation. Clinicians should encourage preventive maintenance of diverse social networks in their middle-age and older patients/clients with depression and help them find adequate social support during acute suicidal crises.
Authors
- Yanni Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-8434)
- Madison Stoms
- Anna Szücs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-4178)
- Hanga Galfalvy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7156-6106)
- Katalin Szántó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-612X)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100513
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health