Association between recent cancer and suicide: Danish national cohort study
Several recently diagnosed cancers were linked to elevated rates of suicide, especially during the first period following diagnosis. High tumour stage was associated with the highest rates, as were cancer sites with poor prognosis, suggesting prioritisation of these patient groups for suicide prevention efforts.
Authors
- Lina Steinrud Mørch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6506-2569)
- Henrik Frederiksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8905-0220)
- Merete Nordentoft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-7023)
- Charlotte Wessel Skovlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6234-359X)
- Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5485-2730)
- Cecilie Fitzgerald
- Annette Erlangsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-0558)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
- Danish National Centre for Social Research (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10363
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Lægeforeningen