Clinical Characteristics of Older Adults With Late‐Onset Suicide Attempts: A Hospital‐Based Retrospective Study
Almost one-third of older first-time attempters harboured unrecognised dementia, most frequently DLB and over one-quarter of initial MDD diagnoses converted to dementia after full assessment. Brief cognitive screens alone missed these cases. Routine post-attempt care for older adults should therefore include informant history, detailed neuropsychological testing and dementia-specific biomarkers to guide targeted prevention and treatment.
Authors
- Daichi Morioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6210-9808)
- Toshinori Shirata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9118-0363)
- Tadahiro Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-2336)
- Akihito Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5142-3180)
- Ryota Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-618X)
- Kazutaka Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0359-3529)
Institutions
- Yamagata University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychogeriatrics
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70063
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare