Patterns of sex-specific and age-specific risk indicators of suicide: a population-nested case-control study
Suicides in males and older people may be harder to predict, as indicators are rarer. When males present with risk indicators, they generally have a higher absolute risk of suicide, making them important targets for prevention even when risk indicators do not cause suicide. Our findings underscore the importance of considering sex-specific and age-specific risk indicators for individualised suicide prediction and prevention.
Authors
- Renee M. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7011-798X)
- Lorena Fernández de la Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1571-5485)
- Fred Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-0935)
- Seena Fazel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-5365)
- John Wallert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-4916)
- Christina Dalman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3579-2357)
- Christian Rück (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-0168)
- David Mataix‐Cols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4545-0924)
- Leoni Grossmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1356-1482)
- Lisa Gunnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6636-1840)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- Science Oxford (GB)
- Centre for Palaeogenetics (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2025-301959
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd
- Center for Innovative Medicine